Data Collection
Data Collection Dates
| Start | End | Cycle |
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| 2006-03 | 2006-06 | N/A |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Training for the fieldwork was conducted for all the states involved in the SHHS during the month of February and March 2006 and the durations varied between 7-10 days. The training was conducted at three levels mainly national, sub-national and state levels. To ensure consistency, training sessions for all trainees in all states were conducted by the same trainers. The training included lectures on interviewing techniques and the contents of the questionnaires, supervision and monitoring of quality of data, and mock interviews between trainees to gain practice in asking questions. Towards the end of the training period, trainees spent 3 days in the field to practice interviewing in selected states indicated below:
Locations for pilot survey and pretesting of questionnaires in northern states
Althawra (alhara 7): Selected because it comprises of various ethnic groups representing the majority of the population in the states in the northern, eastern and central parts of the Sudan with different socioeconomic levels.
Umbadda Hamad Elneel (Almansoora): Represents the majority of the population from the western parts of the Sudan, including the internally displaced population (IDP).
Alsaroarab: Represents the rural population in northern states.
Locations for pilot survey and pre-testing of questionnaires in states in southern Sudan:
Rumbek (Rumbek County and Rumbek East): Selected because of easy accessibility and supervision given the fact that most of the SHHS activities were taking place at the SSCCSE office in Rumbek.
Baar Pakieng: Represents the population at the rural areas of southern Sudan.
Questionnaires
The Household Health Survey 2006 was comprised of five questionnaires:
1. Household Questionnaire
2. Food Security Questionnaire
3. Women Questionnaire (age 15-49)
4. Children under Five Questionnaire (age 0-4)
5. Community Questionnaire
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
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Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation
| SSCCSE | Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs |
Supervision
The SHHS data were collected by 112 teams in all the 25 states of Sudan. This comprised of 4-6 teams for each of the ten states in southern Sudan, and four teams per state for the remaining 15 states keeping in view the geographical accessibility and division. More than one third of the team comprised of 4 interviewers, one driver, one editor/measurer and a supervisor while another one-third for the states in Southern Sudan did not have drivers due to lack of vehicles in the areas and fear of landmines in using vehicles. In all the data collection involved 850 interviewers, 110 team leaders and supervisors, and 40 national supervisors and leaders.
Fieldwork began in March 2006 in 14 states, in April 2006 in one state and from May to June 2006 in the 10 remaining states. The average period taken to complete the fieldwork in the 25 states of Sudan was 31 days with a minimum duration of 25 days and a maximum duration of 43 days, mainly in most of the areas severely affected by conflict.
