Barrington, DJ orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-9247 and Admiraal, R (2014) Learning by design: lessons from a baseline study in the NAMWASH Small Towns Programme, Mozambique. Waterlines, 33 (1). pp. 13-25. ISSN 0262-8104
Abstract
This paper examines the design and application of a baseline study for a comprehensive water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention in Mozambique. The study was developed to investigate the relationships among key parameters of interest both for comparison to post-implementation data and to contribute to planning the WASH intervention itself. We use this study to discuss key issues surrounding baseline studies. This includes providing guidelines for designing a WASH baseline survey, determining an appropriate sample size, and highlighting key considerations in analysing the survey data, such as incorporating the study design in statistical analyses, post-stratifying, and utilizing geospatial data. We also show how statistical analyses from a baseline survey can be used to inform subsequent surveys. For example, results from this study suggest that in future WASH studies, self-reporting by households should be supplemented by observational or population data to remove or quantify reporting bias, and care must be taken to reduce respondent fatigue.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) Practical Action Publishing, 2014. The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Waterlines, volume 33, issue 1, 13-25, 2014, https://doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.2014.003. |
Keywords: | baseline study; Mozambique; statistics; study design; water; sanitation and hygiene |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2018 08:22 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2018 19:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Practical Action Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.3362/1756-3488.2014.003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123833 |