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POPULATION STUDIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PSRI)UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, KENYARUSINGA DSSA PRESENTATION AT THE PSRI RETREAT IN KITENGELA 15TH AND 18TH DECEMBER 2014

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Outline Purpose Background to the Rusinga DSS Objectives Design Operationalization Challenges

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Objectives of the Presentation

Share with staff the Rusinga DSS design and challenges in its implementation

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BackgroundThe site is located on the Rusinga Islands on Lake Victoria in Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, 450 km West of NairobiThe Island covers an area of 44 sq km stretching 10km East-West and 4 km North-South

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Administrative Units

The site is divided into: Two locations, six sub locations and 42 EAs (Clusters)

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Establishment The site was established in 2001 with a baseline household survey which provided the baseline data for the DSS

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Objectives of the DSS

The site is designed to provide PSRI with a unique database for training and research with the following objectives : Provide training to PSRI students on research methodology

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Objectives (con’t)

Provide data for an institutional based research programme Provide insights into demographic processes for interventions, development planning and evaluation

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Objectives (con’t) Provide a unique data set for understanding socio-economic and demographic phenomenon

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Design The site is designed to update the baseline household population on a continuous basis by undertaking monthly registration of births, deaths, movements and marriages Identify the causes of deaths Conduct studies to explain the observed changes

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Design Link the household data with GIS locations for each household

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Utajo B GIS Households with Deaths

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Design

Involvement of community

Community leaders

Research assistants

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Operationalization of the design Structure Field activities

Meetings with community Training and recruitment Data collection Students training

Data processing Analysis and reporting Preparation for field activities Dissemination Research

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Operationalization of the design Structure

PSRI Academic Board Director Rusinga Committee Field Office Supervisors RA/VA RAs

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Operationalization of the design Field activities

Meeting with administrators and heads of villages Inform about the DSS activities Discuss their roles

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Data CollectionCollection is undertaken by 13 Ras who are drawn from the clusters they are assignedContinuous registration data is collected using seven forms each for a particular event on a monthly basis

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Forms HH summary HH for new households Birth Death Migration Marital status Dissolved Households

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VA Data Collection Introduced in 2010 4 RAs Three tools used deaths < 4 weeks, 4 wks-14 years, 14 yrs and above

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Dissemination Community leaders District and NGO staff County

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Training of Students Field trips-last field visit with students was in 2007

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Students briefing at Rusinga East Chief Camp

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Rusinga East Chief’s Camp Students Briefing

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Students in the field

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Student collecting data

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Data Management and Processing Quality Timeliness

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Data Management Programme MySql but FoxPro previously Seven data entry forms Seven tables

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Tables and FormsTable Form

HH summary HH summary

Household Household

Population Population

Birth Birth

Death Death

Migration Migration

Marital status Marital status

Dissolved HH Dissolved HH

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Data Processing Field editing by supervisors Field editing by coordinator Office editing data analyst Data entry Cleaning

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Data Collection and Processing Cycle Data collection-1st week from 1st of every month Data processing- 2nd and 3rd week Updating and preparation for the next round-4th week

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Challenges Management of data Supervision Research projects/Funding Training for students Marketing