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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2017 Jan 5;60(4):402–410. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.014

Table 2.

Focus group questions

When I say sexual and reproductive health, what does it mean to you?
What kinds of health services do you consider to be important to help males your age for their sexual and reproductive health?
Instruction: For the remaining discussion, when we say sexual and reproductive health we mean

  • promoting sexual health, development and healthy relationships and communication;

  • preventing STIs/HIV, unintended pregnancy and infertility;

  • appropriately planning to have children and best spacing between children;

  • family planning including use of birth control and emergency contraception;

  • preventing reproductive health-related cancers, such as testicular and prostate cancer;

  • addressing issues related to problems with sexual enjoyment or desire.

How important is your sexual and reproductive health to you as compared to other aspects of your life?
Can you talk about your most trusted sources for sexual and reproductive health and why they are helpful?
Where do males your age go for sexual and reproductive health? What about for STI testing? HIV testing?
Which places would you not go for sexual and reproductive health services?
What kind of information do males your age need to know where to get to such places?
What kinds of things have your doctors or health care providers done during a health visit that you (or male friends your age) liked or did not like?
What makes it easy or helps you go to a doctor to seek health care services? What makes it difficult or prevents you from going to a doctor for seeking health care services?

HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; STI=sexually transmitted infection