The baseline, the first of three planned rounds of fieldwork for the qualitative evaluation, was carried out in late September–October 2014, in seven selected Child Development Grant (CDG)-recipient communities across the five LGAs. The qualitative module of the evaluation is designed as a cohort study, and the same communities and households will therefore be visited in each subsequent round of fieldwork. The objectives of this first round were: to establish the purposive sample of communities and case study women who will be followed through the period of the evaluation; to build a rapport with them and gain their informed consent to participate in the research over the next three years; and to understand as much as possible about their current situation, practices and viewpoints in relation to the following key themes of the evaluation, before the beginning of CDG implementation:
1. Consumption patterns and dietary practices;
2. Household decision-making and resource management;
3. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) relating to health and nutrition;
4. Livelihoods;
5. Negative coping mechanisms and risk-coping behaviour; and
6. Wellbeing.
See also:
Child Development Grant Programme: Key messages of the baseline evaluation findings
Child Development Grant Programme: Summary report of baseline evaluation findings
Child Development Grant Programme Evaluation Quantitative Baseline Report Part I
Child Development Grant Programme Evaluation Quantitative Baseline Report Part II
