Group | Young heterosexual men | MSM | Black African | South Asian |
Data collection method* | ||||
Focus group (FG) | 7 FG, n = 48 | 6 FG, n = 46 | 1 FG, n = 9 | – |
Interview (I) | – | – | 5 (I) | 14 (I) |
Age (years) | ||||
16–18 years | 4 FG, n = 33 | 1 FG, n = 10 | – | – |
19–21 years | 3 FG, n = 15 | – | – | – |
20+ | – | 5 FG, n = 36 | 14 | 14 |
Sex* | ||||
Female | – | n = 10 | n = 6 | |
Male | n = 48 | n = 46 | n = 5 | n = 8 |
Recruitment sites | Secondary school, college, youth inclusion project, housing project, youth club | Community gay groups, LGB, LGB hate- crime group | Community based support organisations | Community based support organisation and local college & university |
Special comments | 2 FG composed of black Caribbean and other non-white young men | 1 FG with young MSM 16–18 years | Participants were selected from evaluation areas with high proportions of individuals from these ethnic groups | |
1 FG with HIV+ network group | The nine individuals in the black African focus group were HIV positive |
*Number of participants: n =
FG, focus group; I, individual interview; LGB, lesbian, gay, bisexual; MSM, men who have sex with men.