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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Jan 5;30(5):e2580–e2589. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13702

Table 1.

Semi-structured Focus Group Interview Guide

Section Questions
Knowledge and beliefs about HPV, Meningitis, and Vaccines to Prevent these Diseases 1. What do you think of when you hear HPV? Probes: What kind of health issues does HPV cause? How serious is HPV? Who can catch HPV?
2. What have you heard about HPV vaccines? Probe: Who should get vaccinated?
3. What do you think of when you hear meningitis? Probes: What kind of health issues does meningitis cause? How serious is meningitis? Who can catch meningitis?
4.What have you heard about meningitis vaccines? Probe: Who should get vaccinated?
Attitudes toward HPV and Meningitis Vaccination 5. What do you think about being vaccinated against HPV? Probes: What reasons would you have for being vaccinated? What reasons would you have for not being vaccinated? What information could help you make a decision about being vaccinated?
6. What do you think about being vaccinated against meningitis? Probes: What reasons would you have for being vaccinated? What reasons would you have for not being vaccinated? What information could help you make a decision about being vaccinated?
Preferred Messaging and Intervention Strategy 7. What kind of information would be useful for encouraging you and others in your community to be vaccinated against HPV/meningitis? Probes: Who should deliver this information? What format should it take?
8. How would you feel about getting information about HPV and meningitis or referrals for HPV and meningitis vaccines while getting a rapid HIV test? Probes: Do you have any concerns about receiving vaccination information during a rapid HIV test? What else should we know?
9. What might encourage/discourage you to from being vaccinated after receiving vaccine information during a rapid HIV test? Probes. What might make it easy for you to access HPV or meningitis vaccines? What might make it difficult for you to access HPV or meningitis vaccines? Where would you like to access HPV or meningitis vaccines?