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Survey data collection: operationalizing the research design

E Hildebrandt1

  • 1University of Illinois-Chicago, College of Nursing, Quad-Cities Program, Rock Island, IL 61265, USA.

Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|April 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study highlights how using indigenous interviewers and effective training successfully navigated data collection challenges during South Africa's apartheid dismantling. This approach ensured reliable health data in a tense community setting.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Social Sciences
  • Survey Methodology

Background:

  • Data collection for health needs assessment in South Africa occurred during a period of significant political unrest and social tension.
  • The dismantling of the apartheid system created an unstable environment, posing challenges to research integrity and data quality.
  • Survey research is inherently vulnerable to community and interviewer variables, particularly in volatile settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the methodology for collecting health data in a Black South African township during a period of political instability.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of using indigenous interviewers and specific training protocols in overcoming data collection barriers.
  • To assess how the survey's execution in a tense environment impacted data quality, validity, and reliability.

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Main Methods:

  • Employed indigenous interviewers to gather data on health needs and resources within a Black South African township.
  • Implemented specific interviewer hiring criteria and comprehensive training programs tailored to an educationally disadvantaged and tense community.
  • Utilized motivational and supervisory strategies to ensure interviewer performance and data quality.

Main Results:

  • Despite political unrest and distrust, the survey successfully collected data by adapting to the real-world setting while maintaining research standards.
  • The chosen interviewer recruitment and training methods proved effective in the challenging community context.
  • Supervision and motivation techniques were successful in supporting the interviewers and the research process.

Conclusions:

  • Indigenous interviewers and tailored training are effective strategies for conducting health surveys in unstable socio-political environments.
  • Careful management of interviewer variables and community dynamics is crucial for ensuring data quality and research validity in challenging settings.
  • The methods employed offer a functional model for similar survey research in resource-limited and high-tension communities.