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NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

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<strong>NMICS</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, Mid- and Far Western RegionsMarriage/unionHIV/AIDSTobacco and alcohol useLife satisfactionThe Questionnaire for Children Under Five was normally administered to mothers <strong>of</strong> under-fives; incases when the mother was not listed in the household roster, a primary caretaker for the child wasidentified and interviewed. The questionnaire included the following modules.AgeBirth registrationEarly childhood developmentBreastfeedingCare during illnessMalariaImmunizationChild grant (Nepal-specific module)The questionnaires are based on the MICS4 model questionnaires 5 . From the MICS4 model Englishversion, the questionnaires were translated into Nepali and two other local dialects, Tharu andAwadhi, which are widely spoken in the Terai. Questionnaires were pre-tested in the districts <strong>of</strong>Jumla (rural Mountains), Salyan (rural Hills) and Banke (urban Terai) during July <strong>2010</strong>. Based on theresults <strong>of</strong> the pre-test, modifications were made to the wording and translation <strong>of</strong> thequestionnaires. However, due to political sensitivities regarding language issues, only the Nepaliquestionnaires were used to record data. An English version <strong>of</strong> the questionnaires used for <strong>NMICS</strong><strong>2010</strong> is provided in Appendix F.In addition to the administration <strong>of</strong> questionnaires, fieldwork teams tested the salt used for cookingin surveyed households for iodine content and observed the place used for hand-washing. Detailsand findings <strong>of</strong> these measurements are provided in the respective sections <strong>of</strong> the report.Training and fieldworkField workers were contracted for three months. Of 60 personnel recruited, 12 were males and therest were females. The field personnel recruited formed a heterogeneous group in terms <strong>of</strong> age,caste/ethnicity and education.An 11-day residential training course was held on 19–29 September <strong>2010</strong> in Banepa, KavrepalanchokDistrict, near to Kathmandu. Trainees were organized into three groups, each containing 20personnel. Each group consisted <strong>of</strong> interviewers, data editors and supervisors. Training wasconducted in three parallel sessions, and included lectures on interviewing techniques andunderstanding <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire contents as well as mock interviews between trainees to gainpractice on asking questions. The residential mode <strong>of</strong> training gave participants a good opportunityto become familiar with each other before working as a team during data collection in the field.Data were collected by 12 field teams. Each team consisted <strong>of</strong> a supervisor, three femaleinterviewers and a data editor. On average, each team collected data from 20 clusters (enumerationareas). In total, 60 people worked in the field over a period <strong>of</strong> about two and half months. Fieldworkbegan in October <strong>2010</strong> and concluded in December <strong>2010</strong>.Data processingData were entered using the CSPro s<strong>of</strong>tware on four microcomputers by four data-entry operatorsand two data-entry supervisors. In order to ensure a high level <strong>of</strong> quality control, all questionnaires5The model MICS4 questionnaires can be found at www.childinfo.org27

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