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(iii) Nonparticipant observation<br />

Nonparticlpatory observation was carried out throughout the study by the lnvestlgator<br />

and careful record~ng <strong>of</strong> the ObSe~ati~fl~ were done in the f~eld itself.<br />

(iv) Quantitative<br />

Based on the analysis <strong>of</strong> qualitative data, a structured questionnaire was destgned.<br />

The questionnaire was prepared in the local language, Tamil, by the investigator and<br />

translated into English. The English version was given to a neutral person for<br />

retranslating into Tamil. The original and retranslated Tamil versions <strong>of</strong> the<br />

questionnaire were compared and corrected for clanty. The questionnaire was then<br />

pretested in the neighboring villages before being introduced in the study vtllage and<br />

was used to collect data from randomly selected 80 women and 80 men A total sample<br />

slze <strong>of</strong> 160 was based on logisttcal consideration, particularly slnce luring pretesting <strong>of</strong><br />

the questionnaire it was found that, each Interview took about 45 m~nutes (including<br />

tlme taken for rapport butlding)<br />

/b) Other epidemiological methods<br />

Data on nutrlt~on, spectrum <strong>of</strong> illness and health seeklng behavior were obtained from<br />

the follow~ng sources,-<br />

(i) Rural area<br />

Cross sect~onal morbidity survey<br />

Cohort study on health issues<br />

Records maintained by VHN and PHC<br />

(ii) Tertiary care hospital<br />

Out patient records

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