Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

Part C: Section-by-section
review of adult questionnaire
Below are detailed instructions for each
question in the Long Distance Driver questionnaire.
Sections and questions are identified
by number and the reader should refer to the
corresponding pages of the instrument.
Following this section on the Long Distance
Driver questionnaire, explanations occur for
additional or differently-worded questions
included in the FSW questionnaires.
Questionnaire identification/cover page
The cover page of the questionnaire will
differ greatly from one setting to another
depending on how the sample is drawn, what
other information is required, the number of
call-backs allowed, and the possible interview
results. Instructions for this page of the
questionnaire will be designed by TDRC.
The format provided in this document is simply
a suggestion based on formats that have
worked well in other places. Instructions and
accompanying forms for respondent selection,
contact procedures and interview logs to
monitor the number of completed questionnaires
during fieldwork.
The exact wording of an INTRODUCTION
that the interviewer is to say initially to the
respondent will be printed on the cover page
of the instrument to remind the interviewer of
the purpose of the study. Interviewers should
memorize and practice the introduction during
training. The section on CONFIDENTIALITY
AND CONSENT is extremely important. Here,
the interviewer reassures the respondent that
their conversation and information exchanged
is private and will not have their name
attached. Never ask the respondent for their
name. The respondent gives verbal consent
to the interviewer, the interviewer signs his/her
name indicating that verbal response has been
given, and then arranges for a private setting
to conduct the interview. The table recording
information about INTERVIEWER VISITS may
have to be adjusted depending on the sampling
plan used and the method of identifying
respondents. The SIGNATURE OF SUPERVISOR
(Supervisor) indicates that the interviewer’s
supervisor has looked over the questionnaire,
determined there is no missing data and no
ambiguous marks, and that the questionnaire
is ready for coding.
In general, much of the information on
the cover page will be completed before
the interviewer contacts the respondent.
QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
(001) will be written in prior to distributing
the instruments, or may be pre-printed on all
the instruments. Questions 002, 003, and
004 enable the research team to record the
geographic location in terms of city, region,
and site. Other categories may be more
appropriate and will be substituted during
instrument revision.
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