Table 1.
Focus group guide questions* asked during step 1 of the study.
| Topic/question |
|---|
| Vision screening in the office of the pediatrician |
| When do you recall that the eyes of your child were screened for the first time ever, if ever? Where? How? |
| Describe your experience with children's vision screening at the office of the pediatrician? |
| How does the pediatrician screen the eyes of the child? |
| What happened after the vision screening at the pediatrician's office? |
| How would you (did you) feel if the pediatrician told you your child might need eyeglasses? |
| Issues surrounding wearing eyeglasses |
| Do your children wear eyeglasses? For what conditions? |
| How do you feel (would you feel) about your child (if your child wore) wearing eyeglasses? |
| How do you think children feel about wearing eyeglasses? |
| What prevents children from wearing their eyeglasses? |
| Do some eyeglasses look better than others? Please explain. |
| What would you do if your child does not want to wear his/her eyeglasses? |
| Have you heard of negative experiences in children when children wear eyeglasses? |
| Cultural perceptions |
| What is the general attitude toward wearing eyeglasses among people around you? |
| What do your relatives and you think about others who wear eyeglasses? |
| Are there any names relatives use for people wearing eyeglasses? |
| Knowledge on the benefits of eyeglasses and on eye conditions in general |
| Do you think eyeglasses help children? How? |
| Do you think eyeglasses hurt children? How? |
| Is not wearing eyeglasses a serious problem in the development of the child? How? |
| What are the consequences of not wearing eyeglasses in children? |
| What eye conditions have you heard of? |
| Perceptions on the importance of eyesight |
| How important are people's eyes to their health and wellbeing? |
| Strategies for the increased receipt and use of eyeglasses among Romani children |
| What do you suggest be done so that we improve children's eye care? |
| What do you suggest be done to evaluate/examine the eyes of the children? |
| What do you suggest be done so that children have eyeglasses in they need eyeglasses? |
| What do you suggest be done to help children wear their eyeglasses if they need eyeglasses? |
*
While mothers had to have at least 1 child aged 5–17, mothers could discuss issues related to any of their children aged 5–17 when answering questions.