Questionnaire DesignEVANS XORSE AMUZURESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT , KATH

2Outline Data collecting tools and methodsFraming a good question in the questionnaireData typesDesigning a questionnaire Database softwareDesigning with Access

3Data collection tools Questionnaire Case report form Data abstraction sheet

Open ended Close ended

Interview guide Structured, Semi-structured, Unstructured

Paper moving to electronic (e-questionnaires, recorders,etc)

4Data collection methods Primary sources

Interviewer administered questionnaires Face-to face interview Phone

Self-completion Mail-in Email

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What information do I need to collect to in

the study to be able to answer my questions

or meet my objectives?

6Framing a good question Break down objectives/questions to smallest unit

of measure Must be relevant to the study Not unnecessarily intrusive

Intrusive questions must be explained beforehand

Define what to be measured Define how to be measured

7Characteristics of a good question

Should beClear- avoid jargonsPreciseRelatively short

Interpreted the same way every time by anybody

Should not beLeading e.g. Is it

good to treat malaria?

Loaded e.g. Do you feel feverish and vomit?

Confusing e.g Who looks after you?

8 Health status of premier GCNM residents?

Nutritional status age, weight, height, abdominal circumference

Chronic disease Diabetes (Fasting Blood Sugar/ Random Blood sugar; last time

of eating) Hypertension (Two BP measurements)

Physical activity Exercise routine Car ownership (Manual/Automatic)

9Variables

Basic unit of measure

CategoriesAttribute variables- what respondent possesses. Eg

ageBehaviour variables- what respondent did, does, will

do. E.g. Opinion variables- what respondent thinks/ feels/

believes. E.g.

10Data types Numeric

Continuous (weight) Discrete (number of children)

Categorical Binomial- two way(Yes/No) Nominal- Naming (Ethnicity) Ordinal- Ordered (Highest level of education obtained)

11Variable tableVariable Definition Type of

data Scale

Age Age in completed years Discrete

Sex Sex of respondent Binomial MaleFemale

Weight Weight in kg to two decimal places Continuous

Religion Current religion being practiced Nominal ChristianityIslamTraditionalOthers

Severity of diarrhoea

Severity of diarrhoea as accessed by health worker

Ordinal MildModerateSevere

12Questionnaire Layout

Must have unique number Must have titles on each page Must have page numbers. Page 1 of 6 Must have version number Well spaced

13Questionnaire Format Preferably each question in a box Questions must preferably be numbered Question on the left Options on the right Font

Questions in Bold Response category in normal Instruction in Italics

14Questionnaire sequence Related questions should be neighbours Start with 'neutral' questions Leave sensitive questions to the end of the

interview.

15Is this ok?Question to a pregnant woman:What is your estimated gestational age?___________

1. Simple?2. Clear?3. Appropriate?

16Is this ok?Educational level

Primary ___Secondary ___Tertiary ___None ___

17Is this ok?Do you have intermittent fever?

___ Yes___ No

If yes, what is the nature of the fever___ High grade ___ Low grade

How old is your child? ______________

18Layout

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21Response Categories

22Response Categories

23Response Categories

24Collect “Raw” data

25Collect “Raw” data

26Layout

27Database designing software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access Epi_info Epi Data FileMaker Pro CSPro Mobile Data Collection-

Open Data Kit, Kobo, Formhub, Magpi, Textit, Frontline, EpiCollect, Mobenzi researcher, Commcare

REDcap

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Thank you!