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CHAPTER 7 --- Training <strong>of</strong> data collec<strong>to</strong>rs and<br />
team leaders<br />
If the information gained from this survey is <strong>to</strong> have any meaning, then it is essential that all<br />
data collec<strong>to</strong>rs have the same interpretation <strong>of</strong> the questions and the same way <strong>of</strong> asking<br />
questions in the interview. To ensure this, an intense training period is needed.<br />
During the training, each <strong>of</strong> the data collection <strong>to</strong>ols needs going through column by<br />
column, question by question, during which time all the different ways <strong>of</strong> possibly<br />
interpreting the questions need <strong>to</strong> be discussed and a consensus reached. Some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
misunderstandings have been described in the instructions on how <strong>to</strong> fill in the form in<br />
chapter 4, such as writing times in minutes and not hours and minutes in the exit interview.<br />
If one person writes 1.5 (hours) and another writes 90 (minutes) for time <strong>to</strong> get <strong>to</strong> clinic, then<br />
the comparison is meaningless. Everyone must write in the same unit format. Similarly, if<br />
one person writes the number <strong>of</strong> tablets and another writes the number <strong>of</strong> days, again the<br />
comparison becomes meaningless. With the exit interviews; if one person asks a question in<br />
one way and another in another way, then the answers cannot be compared. Training and<br />
practice on the exit interview is essential.<br />
Remember:<br />
You can only get meaningful data if all data collec<strong>to</strong>rs have the same understanding.<br />
The skill <strong>of</strong> the facilita<strong>to</strong>r for the training is <strong>to</strong> be able <strong>to</strong> imagine everything that can<br />
be misunders<strong>to</strong>od and discuss.<br />
Assumed mutual understanding is a misunderstanding in the making.<br />
If something can go wrong, it will go wrong.<br />
The facility interview will be filled in by the team leader only. This means that there needs <strong>to</strong><br />
be time, at least half a day, for training the team leaders on the facility form.<br />
Training team leaders before data collec<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
It may be a good idea <strong>to</strong> hold a two-day training for team leaders and then have the team<br />
leaders act as facilita<strong>to</strong>rs for the three-day training <strong>of</strong> the data collec<strong>to</strong>rs. The syllabi will be<br />
similar, but more emphasis is needed on the facility questionnaire with the team leaders as<br />
they will be responsible for carrying that out. The two sample syllabi are described in table<br />
12 below. Typically, the training <strong>of</strong> team leaders may take one and a half <strong>to</strong> two days and for<br />
data collec<strong>to</strong>rs will take two and a half <strong>to</strong> three days.<br />
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