SQUEAC SURVEY METHODOLOGY

SQUEAC is primarily an investigative framework / approach to coverage in general. It can be applied to any process that seeks to evaluate access to and coverage of any programme. The investigator/s just need/s to remember to adapt the investigative tools currently used in SQUEAC to the type of programme being evaluated. The SQUEAC toolbox has methods and approaches that have been specifically designed and tested for selective feeding programmes such as CMAM. However, the investigative principles behind the methods are applicable to almost any assessment of programme access and coverage (i.e. tools that assess issues of compliance and defaulting, issues of quality of service, issues of distance, etc.). Also, if the investigator wishes to proceed with the survey component of SQUEAC to arrive at an overall or headline figure of coverage, then survey sampling needs to be designed in such a way that is appropriate to the programme that is being assessed. SQUEAC survey sample design has been specifically designed to address the following issues:
1) coverage is spatially heterogenous hence requires a sampling method that is spatially representative
2) selective feeding programmes particularly OTP tend to have very small total populations from which to sample from (SAM children 6-59 months old) hence sampling method should be able to work with small sample sizes
Hence, if you are to assess BSFPs, SQUEAC can be adapted accordingly.
For the investigation, the toolbox should be adapted in such a way that assesses the different barriers and boosters to coverage and access of a BSFP. It also needs to take into account that there is a wider or bigger population eligible for BSFP hence a wider / bigger set of respondents to collect information from.
For the survey component, the issue of coverage spatial heterogeneity still remain in BSFP even if it is not highly selective / not selective at all. Hence, sampling method should still be spatially representative. As for small sample sizes, because BSFP is akin to a "universal" programme (i.e. all or almost all the population is eligible), then the issue of small sample sizes is not relevant hence sample size requirements will increase which may mean longer survey.
In this regard, the comment that SMART may be used to assess coverage of BSFP holds because it will follow typical sample size estimations without small sample size considerations. However, SMART uses population proportional sampling which is a sampling method that does not take into account spatial heterogeneity.

Three methods of collecting anecdotal data from a variety of sources are used in SQUEAC assessments. These are:

1. Informal group discussions with:
   
   
   
   • Carers of children attending OTP sites.
   • Relatively homogenous groups of keyinformants (e.g. community leaders and religious leaders) and lay-informants (e.g. mothers and fathers).
   • Programme staff.
2. Semi-structured interviews with keyinformants such as:
   • Programme staff.
   • Clinic staff.
   • Community-based informants such as schoolteachers, traditional healers, and traditional birth attendants.
   • Carers of defaulting and DNA cases.
3. Simple structured interviews, undertaken as part of routine programme monitoring and during small-area surveys, with:
   
   • Carers of defaulting and DNA cases.
   • Carers of non-covered cases found by small-area surveys.

All about Me

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To be a part of competent and result oriented team, driven by the desire to exceed benchmarks and able to meet deadlines through hard work, dedication and continuous development leading to greater career growth.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2^nd May – 6^th Aug 2012 : Nutrition attachee at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

Core activities included; growth monitoring in children, educating mothers on breastfeeding, anthropometric measurement of patient and clients, management of malnourished patient and clients, nutritional counseling, monitoring and evaluation.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2010- Aug 2010                          Worked with Chablis LTD as a sports control. Core responsibilities included: data entry in the website, customer deposit,

Aug 2008- Aug 2009.                         Worked with Malindi Management Strategy limited as a sport bet clerk. Core responsibilities included: Customer care, accounts update, book-keeping, data entry.

March- October 2008:                         Worked with Blingnet Cyber Café where I learnt:-

                                                             Faxing, Typesetting, Scanning, Ms Word 2007,                                                                   Binding,Internet and other office/secretarial duties                                                               e.g. file keeping, Record keeping and customer                                                                      care.

STRENGTHS AND SKILLS

·         Positive attitude towards organizational development and change.

·         Excellent interpersonal skills

·         Adapt easily to different and adverse environments.

·         Able and willing to work efficiently under minimum supervision.

·         Computer Literacy

·         Fluent in written and spoken English and Kiswahili

EDUCATION

Aug 2009- May 2013  :                       Egerton University, Njoro Campus.

                                                            Bsc. (Food nutrition and Dietetics