Partnership in Improving Reproductive Health


PSTC Home Brown University Home Project Home Page Research Capacity Researchers Infrastructure Training Population Surveys SNNPR Jimma Gilgel Gibe Results Public Policy Reports Publications Presentations Funding Sources Contact Information	Jimma Logitudinal Family Survey of Youth (JLFSY) The Need for Policy-Relevant Research On Youth Population research and health studies have focused on maternal and child health. Youths (adolescents & young adults) are critical to Ethiopia’s future. Critical issues that youth face Health - nutrition, infectious disease, acute illness, HIV/AIDS. Health Behaviors - risk taking, prevention of disease, medical care. Education, Training - prepared to assume jobs in developing economy. Employment and Earnings - working, jobs match human capital, living wage. Forming families - becoming husbands/wives, parents. Becoming productive citizens - participation in community life, kin and community leaders. Key Aspects of Youth Key events in the lives of youth School attendance, completion. Finding job, early work experiences. Migration · rural/urban, to major cities. Romantic relationships, sexual behaviors. Marriage. Parenthood. Household headship or spouse of head. Key sources of support for youth Parent and kin investments. Household resources. Parent and kin guidance. Local community infrastructure. Informal support networks. Building on the Partnership in Improving Reproductive Health Takes an Interdisciplinary Approach Epidemiology. Community Health. Biostatistics. Demography. Sociology. Economics. Focuses on lives of adolescents and young adults Complex and multidimensional aspects of youth experiences. How their lives are linked with the lives of others. How their fortunes vary by age, place, and early life experiences. How they develop a self-concept and see their lives. How they come to belief in their ability to change the course of their lives. Major Research Questions Do higher family resources lead to life success of youth? Do type and amount of human capital investments made by parents: Increase as children grow older? Do they differ by sex? Emphasize education, health, work? Do broader kin networks provide information and access for life success? Do adult life aspirations affect romantic and sexual behaviors? How do these relate to poverty? Is gift exchange important? Does more education result in better jobs, higher income? Do health risks, health care, and health experiences impact youth lives? Do these vary by family resources? Do these vary by place of residence? Does education play a role? How are marriages planned? What happens after marriage? Does migration improve life chances of youth? Who migrates? To where and at what age? What are role of informal support networks in migration? Do migrants assist families left behind? Does contact with youth intervention programs occur? What are the consequences for knowledge and attitudes? What are the consequences for actions and behaviors? JLFSY Survey Design Longitudinal 5 year panel study. Interview household heads every 12 months. Interview youth every 6 months. Population All households. Boys and Girls age 13-17 in 2005, age 18-22 in 2010. Study Locations Jimma town. Kersa woreda. Mana woreda. Dedo woreda. GIS locators, community features Sample Stratified representative population sample. Household sample N=3500. Youth Sample N= 2100. N=700 Jimma Town. N=700 Serbo, Yebu, Sheki. N=700 rural areas within 10 km of small towns. Data Collection & Processing Personal interviews by highly-trained survey staff Interviews in Oromifa and Amharic. 2 supervisors: Find sample households. Introduce study. Set up interviews. 10 interviewers. Supervisors review, edit, and confirm interviews and data quality. Daily meeting of supervisors and interviewers. Meet weekly with project investigators. Data entry, editing & quality control Use SPSS Data Entry on-screen questionnaire data entry system. Double entry to eliminate errors. Automatic checks for valid values and skip patterns. Return problem questionnaires to supervisors/interviewers for return interviews and correction. JLFSY Advisory Board Purpose Evaluate progress and activities of JLFSY. Bridge between project and policy makers and program sponsors. Activities Evaluate scope and pace of field activities, student training and research, faculty research, and dissemination of research results. Facilitate dissemination of research results by distribution of policy reports and publications, public forums for presentation of results to stakeholders. Recommend questionnaire content as it relates to providing relevant information for stakeholders. Inform project of new health services, youth programs, other youth interventions in study area. Members of Advisory Board Mayor, Jimma Town. Woreda Heads: Keresa, Mana, Dedo. Representative, Oromia Development Association. Head, Jimma Zonal Health Department. Jimma University: Vice President, Administrative and Development Affairs. Vice President, Academic and Research Affairs. Chair, Community Health Department. Senior Program Advisor, Packard Foundation. Representative, United Nations Development Program. Support Support for this research and training partnership in Ethiopia has been generously provided by: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Compton Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Questionnaires English Household Questionnaire Round 1 2005 Amharic Household Questionnaire Round 1 2005 English Adolescent Questionnaire Round 1 2005 Amharic Adolescent Quesionnaire Round 1 2005 English Adolescent Questionnaire Round 2 2006 Amharic Adolescent Questionnaire Round 2 2006
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