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IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

ANNEX

EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS TO INCLUDE IN KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) SURVEYS

This example is from the CEDPA presentation Preliminary Findings from the New Visions Program Pilot Evaluation in Egypt. (See Chapter VIII.)

How important to you think it is that boys and men should learn about reproductive health?

  1. Very important
  2. Somewhat important
  3. Somewhat unimportant
  4. Not important at all

List three modes of transmission for HIV/AIDS.
What is the family planning method that protects against HIV/AIDS?
List 4 temporary family planning methods.

Whose decision should it be which family planning to use?

  1. Husband
  2. Wife
  3. Both
  4. Other (specify)______________

How likely do you think you are t accompany your future wife to a family planning clinic?

  1. Very likely
  2. Somewhat likely
  3. Somewhat unlikely
  4. Not likely at all

How large a role do you think the husband should have in....(Place a check in the column with your response)

 

A large role

A medium role

A small role

No role all

  1. Encouraging wife to breastfeed
  2. Ensuring child gets vaccinated
  3. Caring for the wife while she is pregnant
  4. Ensuring trained individual (midwife, nurse)
    attends birth of child
       

Is it OK if a husband hits his wife if she..... (Please indicate your response by placing a check in the appropriate column.)

 

Yes

No

It Depends

  1. betrayed her husband (adultery)
  2. does not fulfill her duties towards her husband
  3. spends money without her husband's permission
  4. goes out without her husband's permission
  5. answers back
     

Some people argue that the benefits of female circumcision outweigh any of the damages. Do you…?

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Somewhat agree
  3. Somewhat disagree
  4. Strongly disagree

Would you prefer to marry a woman who has been …?

  1. Circumcised
  2. Not circumcised
  3. Does not matter

How old would you like your bride to be when you get married?

Please check whether you think that each role is the responsibility for men only, women only or both. (Please indicate your response by placing a check in the appropriate column.)

 

Men
Only

Women
Only

Both

  1. Decision making family
  2. Pregnancy and childbirth
  3. Household duties
  4. Participation in political activities
  5. Volunteerism to serve the community
     

How often have you helped out around the house in the last month?

  1. Very often
  2. Sometimes
  3. Rarely
  4. Never

Do you think that boys and girls should be treated differently in terms of….

  1. Food
  2. Clothing
  3. Work
  4. Freedom to move around outside the house
  5. Marriage age

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