Table 2.
Guide for FGDs
| Domain 1. Dietary habit |
| 1. What kind of food do you and your family usually eat? |
| Probe: What type of foods do you and your family usually eat? How often? |
| Why do you and your family eat such foods? |
| 2. How do you and your family take oil/salt? |
| Probe: How much oil/salt do you and your family consume? |
| Do you think the amount of oil/salt you and your family consume is excessive? |
| If yes, what are the main difficulties for reducing the amount of oil/salt? |
| 3. Do you and your family take snack? |
| Probe: What type of snack do you and your family eat? How often? |
| Why do you and your family eating such snacks? |
| 4. Do you and your family often eat in the restaurant? |
| Probe: How often do you and your family eat in the restaurant? |
| On what kind of occasions do you and your family eating outside? |
| Domain 2. Regular exercises |
| 1. How do you assess the physical activity level of you and your family, including at home or in the workplace? |
| Probe: What type of physical activities do you and your family like? How often? |
| Is your job physically demanding? |
| 2. Do you and your family have the habit for regular physical activity? |
| Probe: If you and your family are engaging in regular physical activities, what are the main reasons? |
| If you and your family are not engaging in any physical activity, what are the main reasons? |
| Domain 3. Tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking |
| 1. Do you and your family smoking/drinking alcohol? |
| Probe: What types of cigarette/alcohol do you consume? How often? |
| On what kind of occasions do you and your family smoking/drinking? |
| 2. Do you know the health consequences of smoking/drinking alcohol? |
| Probe: What are the main difficulties of quit smoking/drinking alcohol? |
| Do you feel any influence/pressure from family or community on your smoking/drinking behavior? |
| Domain 4. Health seeking behaviors |
| 1. Will you and your family seek medical care when feel sick? |
| Probe: Where will you and your family seek medical care when feel sick? |
| What are the main reasons for seek medical care there? |
| 2. Do you and your family take health check up regularly? |
| Probe: If yes, how often do you and your family go for health check-up? What are the main reasons? |
| If no, what are the main reasons of not going for health check-up? |
| Domain 5. Awareness and expectations towards NCD control |
| 1. What do you know about NCDs (hypertension, etc.)? |
| Probe: What are the symptoms/health consequences of NCDs (hypertension, etc.)? |
| Do you know the causes of NCDs (hypertension, etc.) and how to prevent? |
| What are the main information sources of you to acquire health knowledge about NCDs? |
| 2. What do you think about current prevention programs and treatment services of the community/nation level? |
| Probe: Do you satisfy with those programs and treatment services? |
| What do you expect in the future program of community/nation level? |