 | Community Assessment of Natural Food Sources of Vitamin A, Guidelines for an Ethnographic Protocol (International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries - INFDC, 1997, 141 pages) |
 |  | (introductory text...) |
| | Background and acknowledgments |
|  | Introduction |
| | A. Users and purpose |
| | B. Goals |
| | C. Program benefits |
| | D. Using this manual |
| | Part one: The protocol |
| | I. Context |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | A. The primary and secondary questions addressed by the protocol |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | 1. What are the key foods (staples, fruits, vegetables, animal food, fats/oils)? |
| | 2. What are cultural beliefs about key foods? |
| | 3. What are patterns of food use? |
| | 4. How is food prepared and stored? |
| | 5. What are the signs and symptoms of vitamin A deficiency? |
| | 6. Are there other important issues? |
| | B. Overview of design and timing |
| | II. Steps in the protocol |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | A. Site selection |
| | B. Historical, ecological, and cultural setting for the food system |
| | C. Field activities |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | 1. Key-informant interviews |
| | 2. Family food lists and selecting the key foods |
| | 3. Market survey 1 and 2 |
| | 4. Constructing food system data tables |
| | 5. Structured interviews with mother-respondents |
| | 6. Research modules |
| | D. Preparing the assessment report |
| | Part two: Managing the project |
| | III. Organizing |
| | A. Personnel |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | 1. Qualifications and training |
| | 2. Translation |
| | B. Administrative preparation |
| | 1. Networks and interactions |
| | 2. Facilities, equipment, and supplies |
| | IV. How to |
| | A. Select key-informants and conduct key-informant interviews |
| | B. Conduct a free list of foods |
| | 1. Creating the List |
| | 2. Expanding the list through observation |
| | 3. Analyzing the free list data |
| | C. Select key foods |
| | D. Identify food plant and animal species |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | 1. Plant identifications |
| | 2. Animal identifications |
| | E. Determine nutrient content of food |
| | F. Select the sample of mother-respondents |
| | G. Manage the data |
| | Appendices |
| | Appendix 1: Examples of research site selection |
| | Appendix 2: Checklist of important background information |
| | Appendix 2A: Example of background information from the Aetas of Canawan, Morong District, Philippines |
| | Appendix 3: Some reminders about data-gathering: Do's and don'ts |
| | Appendix 4: Notes on working with key-informants |
| | Appendix 5: Recording and organizing fieldnotes |
| | Appendix 6: Notes on translation from local to national languages |
| | Appendix 7: An example of selecting key food items from Peru |
| | Appendix 8: Vitamin A content of foot |
| | Appendix 9: Notes on selecting the field data-gathering team |
| | Appendix 10: Selecting representative samples |
| | Appendix 11: Notes on the credibility of these |
| | Appendix 12: Comments on using microcomputers |
| | Appendix 13: Glossary |
| | Community assessment of natural food sources of vitamin a: guidelines for an ethnographic protocol |
2. Facilities, equipment, and supplies
The field team will need a place to meet for training exercises, discussions, and review of the research data on a daily basis. This can simply be a room with desks or tables and chairs, electrical power and lighting, and a comfortable, ambient environment. Often the team may want to meet in the evenings after returning from the field. Telephone communications are helpful among team members or to reach others associated with the project.
The equipment and supplies needed are:
i. Notebooks, file cards, a game board for the rating exercise, pens and pencils.
ii. Transportation as required.
iii. Hand calculator to calculate percentages and proportions.
iv. Portable computer if available.*
(* Although data collection has been set up so that a computer is not necessary, a computer would facilitate data recording and management of data. See Appendix 12 for information on helpful computer hardware, software, and skills using microcomputers.)
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