Somali Knowledge Attitude Practices Study (KAPS) - EthnoMed

member of each data collection team monitored each data collection session and pointed out what
was omitted or needed clarification.
Challenges in Data Collection
In the process of data collection, KAPS experienced a few challenges that included the following,
time of data collection (Ramadhan period) when the population was fasting and hence basically
inactive during the day meant that some respondents were not able to sit through a full interview
session (a challenge that was surmounted by use of phased data collection format, i.e.,
interviewing different but matching groups to complete question guide, in some areas it was
difficult to get female respondents due to commitment to Ramadhan related activities; such as
preparations for “Futur:, data collection days were less than initially planned in most regions due
change in flight schedules and the fact that working hours were affected by Ramadhan., (in some
areas data collection period was further shortened by delay in getting security clearance for
vehicles), due to the rapid nature of the KAP study that was further complicated by the current
insecurity situation in the country recruitment of respondents was done on the spot in some of the
areas, the 48-hour UN security clearance requirement limited areas that the consultants and UN
counterparts could visit while requirement of movement in pairs limited their movement, the level
of English language skills was low among some of the enumerators but it was ensured that the
moderator and recorder in each team had adequate language skills, poor road systems were a
factor in the selection of data collection sites. Due to this challenge, inclusion of communities
living in very remote areas was limited.
Information analysis
Considering that almost all the information gathered was qualitative in nature, componential and
taxonomic analysis were mainly performed; which involved transformation of information into
thematic components and then written-up descriptive prose. The data obtained from rapid
profiling was coded and presented in quantitative formats while proportion piling allowed for
presentation of respondents’ quantitative visual perception for varied indicators. The indicators
are listed in Box 2 (Appendix 1).
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