Although research underpinnings for the interview process are often discussed in the scholarly community, reports of explicit experiences about this step are often insufficient or lacking in research publications on migrant health and in the context of HIV/ AIDS. The authors highlight the challenges they encountered in conducting qualitative interviews in a multilingual, transcultural setting with Sub-Saharan migrants on HIV prevention and care.The authors discuss challenges and solutions during the conduct of interviews. They particularly highlight strategies on interview conduct, participant focus, and interviewer's behavior, which supported good quality in their research interviews. The main aim of the article is to critically reflect experiences and to suggest successful methods during interview phases with regard to the migrant setting and the sensitivity of the research topic. © 2010, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

HIV/AIDS research interviewing Sub-Saharan Migration

social psychology HIV Infections Africa south of the Sahara Human immunodeficiency virus infection nursing methodology human middle aged statistics language Cultural Competency ethnology cultural competence qualitative research interview Young Adult Humans Interviews as Topic male Emigrants and Immigrants female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article adult migration Prejudice standard nursing research attitude to health Switzerland