Focus Group Discussion Guide Template

A structured FGD guide with opening, warm-up, core questions, probes, and closing, plus facilitator and note-taker prompts. For qualitative and mixed-methods studies.

What’s inside

Session logistics & consent reminder
Warm-up & ground rules
Core discussion questions + probes
Closing & member-check prompt
Note-taker observation grid

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