COURSE OF THE KAP SURVEY IN THE FIELD
Course of the KAP survey in the field
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Properly preparing the questionnaire, following the survey protocol, conducting follow-ups and setting in place any possible resources inherent in the collection of KAP information are the main factors that guarantee the validity of the survey; that the supervisors and MdM team also ensure the smooth running of the latter in the field and the validity of data collected by the surveyors. It is advisable when developing the schedules for the teams to start the survey route for each team with the sites furthest from the MdM base (or with those most difficult to get to): > this allows for adjustment of the schedules if logistical difficulties appear and to limit the risk of delays in the survey (e.g. to return a car in case it breaks down); > furthermore, during the course of the survey, the motivation of teams falls off the more fatigue increases, so it is best to plan the most difficult and/or distant sites early in the survey.
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3A Mobilising the survey team
1 / Surveyors Trained surveyors are enlisted for the time dedicated to conducting the survey, that is, between one to two weeks (maximum three) depending on the number of respondents sought and the number of surveyors recruited. When the KAP survey is conducted at several remote sites, they must be equipped with itineraries with a roadmap, the names of villages or sites to visit, the number of questionnaires for each of these sites, suggested routes, where to sleep and possibly where to eat, and a list of phone numbers and information that might be useful.
Demonstration equipment can be provided to surveyors depending on the topics The KAP addresses. This helps respondents to visually identify what the interviewer is talking about: for example, for a module of questions on family planning, boxes of pills can be shown to respondents, so that they identify more easily with products they know, but to which they could give a different name.
Additionally, daily debriefings arranged by the supervisors, a break day can be planned at midterm: this gives surveyors some time to unwind and to share any concerns with the rest of the team. This mid-term debriefing can also be an opportunity to rethink the composition of the teams if some are progressing more slowly than others and need some help, or if tensions arise.
In Liberia, the surveyors, 14 all told and grouped into 7 pairs, were mobilised for six days of surveying. They had received their equipment and their per diems prior to departure. Brought along for spending several nights in the field, was a small basic kit they had also been provided (torch, batteries, rainwear, MdM vests, pencils) and they subsequently complained of trouble in finding accommodation in some areas and of a lack of mosquito nets.
It is advisable to not send surveyors within their own community, so as to not increase the risk of bias and the potential influence on respondents and questions-answers (since interviewer and 53 EN