The domain of women's illnesses(cont.)

DATA COLLECTION FORM 5.1
Pile Sort of Women's Illnesses and Symptoms/Signs (sample)

Interviewer:	Date:
Name/lD No:	Age:	Marital Status:
Location:	No. of Children:	Years of Education:
Ethnic Background:	Occupation:

Instructions: Write the number (found on the opposite side of each card) in the row of the appropriate pile.
After recording all the piles, for each pile ask the informant for the reasons items were sorted into the same pile. Record their responses in the column marked "Explanation".

Pile	Cards				Explanation
1.	1	2	4	6	These are caused by heat escaping from body
2.	3	12	11		These all go with malaria
3.	2	13			These are what happens when you get the flu
4.	7				I don't know about this one
5.	8	10	14		These are all caused by witchcraft
6.	9				This one is not like the others
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8.
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DATA ANALYSIS FORM 5.2
Proximities Matrix for Pile Sorts of Women's Illnesses and Symptoms

Instructions: For ease of reference, record each illness category used for the pile sort in the appropriate space below.

1.	safed paani
2.	kamar dukhe
3.	taav
4.	vadhare masik
5.	mathu dukhe
6.	khamjoori
7.	pet dukhe
8.	_____________
9.	_____________
10.	_____________
11.	_____________
12.	_____________
13.	_____________
14.	_____________
15.	_____________

Instructions:

Examine the pile sort data (Form 5.1). Each time two illnesses are in the same pile, place a hatch mark ('|') in the appropriate intersection box in the matrix below. Use only the unshaded boxes.

Aggregate Proximities Matrix

ILLNESS NUMBER :
ILLNESS NUMBER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1	X
2	\|\|\|\|\|	X
3	\|	\|	X
4	\|	\|	\|\|	X
5		\|\|	\|\|	\|	X
6	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	\|\|\|	\|		\|\|\|	X
7	\|	\|\|	\|	\|	\|\|	\|\|\|	X
8								X
9									X
10										X
11											X
12												X
13													X
14														X
15															X

DATA ANALYSIS FORM 5.3
Tabulation Sheet for the Pile Sorts of Women's Illnesses (sample)

Instructions:

Most Close: From Form 5.2, find the 8 to 10 pairs of illnesses that were most frequently placed in the same pile. Write the names of the two illnesses and the percent of times they were put together in the same pile in descending order of frequency. On the righthand side, write the most common explanations for why items were seen as similar.

Most Distant: Now find the 5 to 6 pairs of illnesses that were least frequently placed in the same pile. Write the names of the two illnesses and the percent of times they were put together in the same pile in descending order of frequency. On the righthand side, write the most common explanations for why items were seen as different.

Most Close (Top 8 - 10)			Explanations for "Closeness"
Illness	Illness	%
1. safed paani	khamjoori	70	Both are caused by heat
2. safed paani	kamar dukhe	50	Both happen at the stomach area
3. khamjoori	kamar dukhe	40	You get these from working too hard
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8.
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10.
Most Distant (Top 5 - 6)			Explanations for "Distance"
Illness	Illness	%
1. safed paani	mathu dukhe	0	One happens to women only, one to anybody
2. vadhare masik	khamjoori	0	Caused by different things
3.
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Microcomputer Application (optional)
Alternative to Pile Sorting of Women's Illnesses: Triads

Tests

Use When:

• Informants are illiterate.

• Informants do not understand or resist the pile sorting task.

• You are not able to develop unbiased, understandable pictures/diagrams of illnesses.

• You have a computer and printer. Advantages Over Pile Sorts:

• In this technique, items are verbally presented to informants three at a time instead of all at once.

There is less for the informant to remember, and s/he usually has an easier time keeping track of the terms.

Data Collection:

1. Generate Data Collection Forms Using the ANTHROPAC Program. Using the same short list of illnesses developed for the pile sort, create triad sort forms for interviews of 10 to 12 key informants according to the instructions in Appendix B-2.

2. Select lnformants. These individuals can be the same randomly selected respondents intended for use with the pile sorting exercise.

3. Suggested Wording. "In our work here in (community x), we have heard of a number of common illnesses of women. These include (read list)" ... "I am going to read you groups of three illnesses at a time. Please tell me which illness of women does not fit with the other two." Alternative explanation: "Please tell me which of the two illnesses have more in common (or are more similar)."

4. Data Recording. Follow instructions on computer-generated data collection forms.

Data Analysis:

1. Follow directions for the entry and analysis of Triads Test data presented in Appendix B-2.

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