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In Kenya, the sub-divisions of Kaplamai Division, namely Kimoson, Motosiet,
Sinyerere, Sitatunga, Makutano, Biribiriet, Kapsara and Kapolet, served as
suitable starting points from which to draw four subdivisions ( See Table 9).
Having placed these subdivisions in a box, four sub-divisions were drawn,
namely: Kimoson, Sinyerere, Sitatunga and Makutano.
The following table depicts the four sub-divisions of Kaplamai Division (in
Kenya) that were selected, and their female population.
Table 9 Selected wards in Kenya and female populations
Sub Division
F8JTIale Population
Kimoson
10051
6.8.3 Snowball technique
Sitatunga
8990
Sinyerere
10735
Makutano
8990
In stage 3 of the study, the snowball technique was applied, whereby
women respondents connected to one another through direct and indirect
links were identified and consequently interviewed. This exercise was useful
in situations where the women respondents in the study area were Widely
dispersed from one another. In this way, this technique also saved on time
and costs. Data was then collected and tabulated in order to draw
conclusions appropriate to the rest of the women in the study.
6.9 Sample size
Approximately 400 respondents were sampled from both Kenya and South
Africa. The selection of the sample size was based on Gay's (1996:125)
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