Recognizing and overcoming challenges of couple interview research.
Ruth M Mellor;
Emma Slaymaker
;
John Cleland;
(2013)
Recognizing and overcoming challenges of couple interview research.
Qualitative health research, 23 (10).
pp. 1399-1407.
ISSN 1049-7323
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313506963
In this article we discuss some methodological and ethical challenges we faced when conducting a couple-based study on men's role in contraceptive switching, and how we overcame them. The challenges we discuss include recruiting couples with a range of experiences, ensuring informed consent of participants, maintaining confidentiality within interviews, and participants discussing interview content between interviews. As appropriate, we have drawn on study participants' views of these challenges. We conclude that although couple research poses challenges, they can be overcome or minimized, and that for certain research questions this methodology is well worth using.
Item Type | Article |
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ISI | 325153100010 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4941-5739