TANZANIACOGNITIVE TEST RESULTS

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TANZANIA-COGNITIVE TEST RESULTS

• QUESTIONS ON HEARING
• By. Ms. Albina Chuwa
• October, 2006

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How was the Pre-test was Done

• Pre-test started in August/September 2006
• We received a consultant from WG to assist us on
  the preparations of the Cognitive test
  
• We also received training and interview
  instructions from Miller Washington Group
  expert.
  

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How was the Pre-test was Done

• Recruitment of the Interviewers
• Four experienced Statistician from National
  Bureau of Statistics (NBS) did the interview
  
• Main stakeholder (Ministry of Health and Social
  Welfare) was first contacted to provide initial
  information about all institutions dealing
  people with disability

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How was the Pre-test was Done

• Training
• Took 4 hours CD obtained from Miller was used
  together with inputs from consultant
  
• Mock interview was done among trainees this was
  to ensure the questions understood well before
  carrying the actual pre-test

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Selection of the Respondents

• A random purposive sample of 25 respondents were
  drawn from institutions dealing with people with
  disability and private households.
  
• For each interview, there were two recordings
  (Self-report and Proxy report)

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How was Data Collection Done

• Each interviewer was provided with enough
  questionnaire
  
• Consultant was observing the interview although
  the questionnaire was not translated into
  Kiswahili.

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How was Data Collection Done

• Official letter from Director General and
  information about the whole pre-test was sent to
  respondents prior to the data collection
  
• Interpreter was used for two respondents with
  hearing impairment
  

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How was Data Collection Done

• Data collections took about three days
• Each interview took about one hour. Much time was
  taken for those respondents who had hearing
  impairments.
  

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Data Processing

• Data processing was done simultaneously with data
  collection
  
• Data entry was done using WG Format EXCEL.
• Raw data was sent to WG

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RESULTS
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Figure 1.1 Distribution of Self-Report by
Pattern - Hearing
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Figure 1.2 Distribution of Proxy-Report by
Pattern - Hearing
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Discussions

• Self Report
• Majority of the respondents reported no sign of
  impairment and reported no disability (72)
  
• Respondents showed clear impairment and reported
  disability (12)
  

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Self- report

• Respondents did not report disability but admits
  some functioning problems and this accounted for
  four percent
  
• We have noted that pattern D many respondents
  reported conversation problems in the crowded
  room. This could happened to any person.

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Discussion Proxy -Report

• 64 percent of proxy-reporting showed pattern A
  that no sign of impairment and reports no
  disability.
  
• While
• 16 percent of proxy-reporting showed clear
  impairment and reported disability.

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Discussion Proxy -Report

• 20 percent of proxy-reporting showed that
  respondents did not report disability but admits
  some functioning problems like conversation in
  the crowded room.

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General Comments on the WG Core Questions

• Questions on hearing aid was not common in
  Tanzania. This type of questions could be
  captured if sample size was large enough.
  
• To read categories to respondents would tend to
  bias results. This would be applicable for a
  country where literacy rate is very high

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General Comments on the WG Core Questions

• In Tanzania WG Core questions will be included in
  the Disability Pilot Survey that will be
  conducted in Tanzania 2006/07.
  
• The actual disability survey will be done after
  success of the pilot test.

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Remembering and Concentration Questions

• Option of sometimes created confusions among
  respondents

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