The survey employed mainly Internet-based questionnaires of close-ended questions, which primarily used quantitative ordinal scales.
A structured questionnaire comprised of close- and open-ended questions was developed and administered to a total of n = 64 households to collect information on the perceptions and attitudes of local people towards PFM in WWF.
The questionnaire mainly consisted of close- with some open-ended questions addressing socio-demographic characteristics, reproductive history, knowledge about the MTCT of HIV, ANC visit, waiting time at the health facility, HCT, partner's HIV testing status, privacy and confidentiality and satisfaction with the services.
In addition, all field assistants participated in pretesting of the questionnaire under close supervision of the principal investigator.
Two days training was given to 17 field assistants (college students) who participated in pre-testing of the questionnaire under close supervision of the principal investigator.
Patients with mild dementia, who do not fully understand the study, but are able to fill in the questionnaires with the help of close relatives can be included when these close relatives give their informed consent and the patient agrees.
A patient questionnaire of six closed-response questions was used to measure levels of discomfort; results were summarised as 'complaint' versus 'no complaint'.
In order to collect information, interview was conducted based on a structured questionnaire consisting mainly of close-ended questions.
Four of the 7 child patients, all 11 parents, and 16 of the 18 survivors filled in the evaluation questionnaire after closing of the OFGs.
To ensure that the full spectrum of relevant hazards is covered, NFPs are advised to lead the process of completing the questionnaire, in close collaboration with officials responsible for the various capacity areas and including other sectors.
The construction of the study-specific questionnaire in close cooperation with the gynaecological cancer survivors, comprehensive face-to-face validation and the use of a privately answered questionnaire lowered the risk for measurement errors and eliminated interviewer-induced bias.
