According to elders and key informants' observations, dependency on emergency food aid in times of drought coupled with weakening of the traditional resource management system are major driving forces for the interference in pastoral land ownership rights.
Three palliative care programmes in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi were studied using rapid evaluation field techniques in each country, triangulating data from three sources: interviews with key informants, observations of clinical encounters and the local health and social care context, and routine data from local reports and statistics.
We also used interviews with key informants and informal observations of everyday life in the study site to triangulate those aspects of views and relevant behaviours.
Research methods included semi-structured questionnaires, key informants, direct observation and documentary information.
Using a multi-level longitudinal case study design, we collected data at community and individual levels, from three months prior to the legislation to a year after its enactment through a range of methods, including semi-structured interviews with panel informants and observations in locality settings.
Data was collected using a combination of formal interviews, key informant interviews, observation and review of documentary sources.
Information was collected from the resident (if able and willing), a reliable staff informant, direct observation and from clinical files.
Qualitative data collection methods included Focus Group Discussions with children, parents and community members, semi-structured interviews with key informants, classroom observations.
According to informants and observations, telephone, printed and electronic materials were common channels for health personnel's communication with patients and visitors.
We gathered data from three sources: existing written records about the neighbourhood, interviews with a range of informants, and observations made in the neighbourhood or in the homes of interviewees.
