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March 2014

Possibilities, Perils & Pitfalls of doing a CP-KAP Mónica Ruiz-Casares, Ph.D. March 2014. Participants & Institutions Involved. McGill University. Save the Children. Liberia Ministry of Health & Social Welfare. CSSS de la Montagne. C hild P rotection K nowledge,

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March 2014

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  1. Possibilities, Perils & Pitfalls of doing a CP-KAP Mónica Ruiz-Casares, Ph.D. March 2014

  2. Participants & Institutions Involved McGill University Save the Children Liberia Ministry of Health & Social Welfare CSSS de la Montagne Child Protection Knowledge, Attitude, & Practice Study USAID Don Bosco Homes World Learning UNICEF National Union of orphanages of Liberia • Liberia Ministry of Gender & Development National Traditional Council of Liberia GIS/LIGIS Mother Pattern College of Health Sciences

  3. What is a KAP Study? Child Protection

  4. CP-KAP Study: Objectives • To establish a baseline of community knowledge, attitudes, and practices on key child protection issues, particularly children without parental care. • To identify resources for vulnerable children in the target counties and barriers or enabling factors that may contribute to violations of children’s right to protection and children’s access and willingness to use prevention and response services.

  5. Baseline CP-KAP Study Design Ethical Reflection Quality Assurance

  6. CP-KAP Study & Survey cycle

  7. 1 Planning the survey • Selection & specification of focus • Desk Review • Key-informant interviews • Available time & resources • Survey scope • Team composition • Survey direction & co-ordination • Ethics Reflection & Review • Advisory Committee

  8. Tips & Ideas L • Negotiate carefully priority foci & levels of precision. Explain trade-offs • Use guestimates cautiously—average & contrast with similar settings • Develop ethics plan & befriend your IRB(s) • Strategically select & consult with Advisory Committee • Keep a diary

  9. 2 Design & Pretesting • Development of survey design • Survey protocol • Sample selection & preparation • Questionnaire design (& translation) • Pre-testing • Staff training • Refining survey instruments • Instructional & training materials • Preparation of materials for field use • Printing questionnaires, control forms, etc.

  10. Tips & Ideas • Carefully weight sampling options: generalizability requires time & expertise • Seek & check sampling frame early • Make “randomness” everyone’s magic mantra • Don’t rush through instrument design & pretesting! • Triangulate across methods & respondents • Involve children in study design

  11. 3 Fieldwork • Pre-Field Work Preparation • Training of interviewers & supervisors • Training of data entry clerks • Other staff • Logistics • Data collection • Field administration • Ethical conduct • Data storage & transportation • Quality control

  12. Tips & Ideas • Don’t rush through training and field testing! • Prioritize team safety • Establish procedures for • addressing ethical incidents • safe, quick return of questionnaires • Perform daily quality checks • Encourage & model open communication • Nurture relationships & take care of yourself !

  13. 4 Data Processing • Systems planning & computer programming • Coding, Keying, and Translating • Supervision & quality control • Data analysis • Integration of mixed-methods • Validation • Research team • Other stakeholders

  14. Focus Group Discussions & Key Informant interviews

  15. Tips & Ideas • Perform daily quality checks & feedback, & keep a log! • Budget amply for coding, keying, transcription, & translation • Conduct preliminary analysis with all team members, & Advisory Committee • Plan time to triangulate & integrate mixed-methods results

  16. 5 Dissemination & Use • Data review & publication • Survey report • Presentations • Other dissemination materials • Knowledge mobilization plan • Advocacy & social mobilization • Communication • Program planning & evaluation

  17. Tips & Ideas • Develop data dissemination plan (early) • Identify individuals/institutions at all levels that can use findings • Build on relationships nurtured prior to & during study • Tailor your findings to different audiences, including children! • Use findings in programming & to track results at endline

  18. “A survey is a TEAM exercise: Let’s each one of us give our best!” monica.ruizcasares@mcgill.ca

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