Data Collection

1- Identify your study question

2- Define your variables
3- Define your study design
4- Calculate your sample size
5- Define your inclusion and exclusion
criteria
6- Design your DATA collection sheet
7- Define your instruments you are going
to use
8- GO collect your data
Data Collection Sheet
A- Personal characteristics
Age (continuous, categorical)
Sex
Residence (by district, by site urban # rural)
Income (continuous, categorical)
No. of children

B- Study characteristics
No. of patient days
No. of bacterial growth
Satisfaction with food
Percent of CO in classrooms
Etc;.
Prepare Your Coding Sheet
Code your variables (Especially
categorical)
Prepare your coding sheet
Enter your DATA