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Field Data Collection in Malawi
Africa RISING–CSISA Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11-13 November 2013
Maria Comanescu, IFPRI
Paper questionnaire – 25 sections. Contracted local company(in Zomba) with
ODK(CAPI) experience. Shipped 30 Google Nexus tablets Software development delayed ODK – paper back and forth
Field data collection - Malawi
Paper rooms
CAPI Schema with SurveyCTO
Adapt questionnaire options The
questionnaire was translated and back-translated
Measurement scales The enumerators
carried height and weight measuring scales.
4 weeks -> training 4 days -> household list verification 4 weeks -> ODK(CAPI) software development 9 weeks -> data collection (8+1) 3 to 4.5 hours -> avg. interview duration during
data collection using CAPI 5 hours -> avg. interview during pilots using paper 3+ weeks -> data formatting work
Overall Timing
Data formatting with CAPI
Continuous supervision over whole period. Built capacity of a survey firm –> extra money and
time. Important to partner with capable survey firms. CAPI saved time, we plan to implement CAPI in
other countries.
Conclusions
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
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