RWANDA - Demographic Health Survey 2005

Start	End	Cycle
2005-02-28	2005-07-13	N/A

Face-to-face [f2f]
Staff responsible for the survey at the National Institute of Statistics, in collaboration with the technical team, recruited approximately 95 people to participate in data collection during the main survey, 33 of whom were medically qualified to take blood samples. Four weeks of training were provided, from 21 January to 21 February, followed by three days of practicum in urban and rural areas not selected for the main survey.

After the training, the field agents were divided into 15 teams, each of which contained a team leader, a supervisor, three female interviewers and one male interviewer. One of the three female interviewers and the male interviewer also served as medical technicians.

Data collection began on 28 February 2005 in the City of Kigali. This location made it possible to closely monitor the teams before they were dispatched to more distant areas. After two weeks, all teams, except for those remaining to complete the work in the City of Kigali, were deployed to their respective work zones. Data collection was completed on 13 July 2005.

Three questionnaires were used in the RDHS-III:
Household Questionnaire, the Women’s Questionnaire, and the Men’s Questionnaire.
The content of these questionnaires was based on model questionnaires developed by the MEASURE DHS project. Technical meetings between experts and representatives of the Rwandan government and national and international organizations were held beginning in June 2004 to discuss the content of the questionnaires. The inputs generated by these meetings were used to modify the model questionnaires to reflect the needs of users and the relevant population, family planning, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues in Rwanda. The final questionnaires were then translated from French into English and Kinyarwanda.

These questionnaires were further refined and then finalized in December 2004 after pretesting and training of field staff. The Household Questionnaire was used to list all of the usual members and visitors in the selected households. Some basic information was collected on the characteristics of each person listed, including age, sex, education, and relationship to the head of the household. The main purpose of the Household Questionnaire was to identify women and men who were eligible for the individual interview.
The Household Questionnaire also collected information on characteristics of the household’s dwelling unit such as the main source of drinking water, type of toilet facilities, materials used for the floor of the house, the main energy source used for cooking, ownership of various durable goods, ownership and use of mosquito nets, and the type of salt used for cooking. In addition, questions were asked about the type of assistance or support received by vulnerable members of the population such as the very ill, and orphaned or otherwise vulnerable children. The questionnaire was also used to register people eligible for anthropometric (height and weight) measurements and the collection of samples for hemoglobin and HIV testing.
The Women’s Questionnaire was used to collect information on all women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and covered a wide variety of topics

The Men’s Questionnaire was administered to all men age 15-59 years living in every second household of the RDHS-III sample. The Men’s Questionnaire collected information similar to that of the Women’s Questionnaire, but was shorter because it did not contain questions on reproductive history, maternal and child health, or nutrition.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda	NISR	MINECOFIN

Supervision has been conducted by NISR staff and coordinated by Appoline