Pregnancy and contraception among Montreal street-involved girls : Étude sur la grossesse et la contraception chez les jeunes filles de la rue: rapport sur les groupes de discussion (2005)

A week before the focus groups were held, she went to two Dans la rue sites — the Bunker (Dans la rue’s shelter) in the morning, and the Chez Pops day centre in the afternoon — to talk to adolescent girls about the study and ask for their participation. [...] When the research agent came into contact with a young girl, most of the time in person but also sometimes over the telephone, she would explain the study objectives and what happens during a focus group, as well as the fact that the groups are anonymous and confidential in nature. [...] The first was on pregnancy in general and in the context of the streets. [...] The second dealt with contraception in the context of the streets, and the third raised the issue of services linked to pregnancy and contraception. [...] At the end of the discussion, participants completed the “Participant profile” questionnaire (Appendix 7) with the help of the research agent or principal researcher, and signed a form certifying their presence (Appendix 8), after which we gave them $25 in compensation and to thank them for their participation.