Research Design: Study on AIDS and African-American Family Dynamics

This report details a research design aimed at understanding the experiences of African-American families affected by AIDS. The study employs a qualitative methodology, focusing on the feelings and perceptions of individuals with family members impacted by the disease. A semi-structured interview approach is used for data collection, allowing for open-ended questions and in-depth exploration of participant viewpoints. The sampling strategy involves random sampling of African-American individuals, ensuring a diverse representation of opinions. The rationale behind the design emphasizes the subjective nature of the experiences and the need for a flexible data collection method to capture the nuances of individual experiences. The report also includes details about the sampling strategy and data collection methods. This approach enables a comprehensive understanding of the complex impact of AIDS on African-American families.

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a) Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study is to understand to understand the feelings and perception of a
young urban African-American who has at least one AIDS-afflicted family member.
b) Research design with rationale
The study will use a qualitative methodology with qualitative data collection and
qualitative data analysis as the research explores the feelings and perception of a person
which is subject in nature. Different people can have different range of feelings and
perceptions about their experiences with family members who are affected by AIDS (Acute
Immuno– deficiency syndrome). Then, a qualitative research design is apt for the research
study.
c) Sampling strategy, including participant eligibility, recruitment, and size with rationale
Sampling strategy – random sampling
Eligibility – African American males and females who have at least one of their family
members receiving treatment for AIDS from a hospital of United States.
Size of the sample – 20
A random sampling strategy is chosen to include a variety of African American
individuals without any gender or age bias (Srivisut, Paige & Clark, 2018). This would also
increase the diversity of opinions and the research findings can then be applied to a broader
audience or wider population as well as the local population.
d) Data collection approach with rationale
The data collection method that will be applied is a semi structured interview in order to
explore the opinions and point of views of the participants from their perspectives (McIntosh

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& Morse, 2015). Open ended questions will be used in the interview process and the
interviews will be recorded via transcribed verbatim.
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Srivisut, K., Paige, R. F., & Clark, J. A. (2018, March). Correlated Input Strategies: Using
Metaheuristics for Generating Parameterised Random Sampling Regimes. In Proceedings of
the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2018. ACM.