PRESENTATION ON DEPTH

INTERVIEW

BY:- SHYAM
SPANDAN
 DEPTH INTERVIEW
• An in-depth interview is a qualitative research
technique that allows person to person
discussion.  It can lead to increased insight into
people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviour on
important issues.  
• This type of interview is often unstructured and
therefore permits the interviewer to encourage
an informant (respondent) to talk at length about
the topic of interest.
 AIM OF DEPTH INTERVOEW
• The in-depth interview uses a flexible interview
approach. It aims to ask questions to explain the
reasons underlying a problem or practice in a target
group. 
• we can use the technique  to gather ideas, to gather
information, and to develop materials for drug use
interventions.
 USES OF DEPTH INTERVIEW

• In pilot studies to generate ideas.

•  To obtain greater depth of information on a
topic of interest as a supplement to data
received from other methods, e.g., structured
questionnaire.
•   To evaluate the impacts of interventions on
attitudes or beliefs.
 STEPS INVOLVED IN DEPTH INTERVIEW
Step 1:              Plan how you will conduct the in-depth interviews.
 
Step 2:              Decide who your respondents will be.
 
Step 3:              Prepare interview guide for each category of informants.
 
Step 4:              Select your interviewers.
 
Step 5:              Train the interviewers.
 
Step 6:              Conduct the actual interviews.
 
Step 7:              Analyse the data.
 
Step 8:              Write a report and recommend intervention(s).
THANKS A LOT……