Conducting Interorganizational Research Using Key Informants

Insights for sustainable lifestyles and communities: Ecocitizens as key informants

It is no easy task to understand either the complexities of sustainability or the meaning and implications of its related concepts, such as sustainable lifestyles and sustainable communities. This paper proposes directions for a situated comprehension of these notions. It will argue that a citizen-centred approach focussing on alternative forms of civil society such as the Simple Living movemen...

Measuring Responsiveness:results of a Key Informants Survey in 35 Countries

Assessing the prevalence of sensory and motor impairments in childhood in Bangladesh using key informants

OBJECTIVES The study was conducted to determine whether trained key informants (KI) could identify children with impairments. DESIGN Trained KI identified children with defined impairments/epilepsy who were then examined by a medical team at a nearby assessment centre (Key Informant Methodology: KIM). A population-based household randomised sample survey was also conducted for comparing the p...

Migrant participation in Norwegian health care. A qualitative study using key informants

BACKGROUND Little is known about how migrants adapt to first-world public health systems. In Norway, patients are assigned a registered general practitioner (RGP) to provide basic care and serve as gatekeeper for other medical services. OBJECTIVES To explore determinants of migrant compliance with the RGP scheme and obstacles that migrants may experience. METHODS Individuals in leadership p...

A qualitative study of adolescents, parents and key informants\' experiences towards the importance of peer groups

Background and Purpose: One landmark of adolescence is the increasing value young people place on friendship and relationship with peers.The aim of this study was to determine adolescents and key informants’ perceptions and experiences regarding to importance of peer groups. Methods: Sixty-seven female adolescents (12–19 years) and 11 key informants, recruited from urban and rural areas from S...