Diabetics with a history of melioidosis were excluded. Participants were randomly selected from
those who came to the diabetic clinics on the day. The focus group interviews were stopped
after there were no new viewpoints in the discussion, indicating that the focus group interviews
reached a saturation point. It was assumed that a focus group interview would enrich the data,
as the participants would be able to compare and discuss their viewpoints within the group.
Focus group interviews were conducted during November 2012 at Warinchamrab hospital,
Warinchamrab district, Ubon Ratchathani province, northeast Thailand where melioidosis is
highly endemic.