A Pilot Study of a Picture- and Audio-assisted Self-interviewing Method (PIASI) for the Study of Sensitive Questions on HIV in the Field

Aarnio, Pauliina; Kulmala, Teija

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“…Using unstructured interviews with open-ended questions enabled the researcher to have face-to-face interaction and discussion with participants to get rich and detailed data about their experiences, thoughts, feelings, and impressions of the phenomena in their own words (Kumar, 2018). This method of data collection gave the researcher a chance to clarify questions, probe, and get first-hand information from my participants regarding their experiences and support services provided to them as international graduate students at Makerere University (Aarnio & Kulmala, 2016). The document check method was also used in this study by reviewing documents in appropriate offices to get recorded information related to international graduate student support services such as policies, reports, and the strategic plan.…”

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Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Namuwonge

2024

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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The enrollment of international graduate students is declining at Makerere University. Yet, Makerere aspires to be a research-led institution with an internationalization agenda. There is a need to increase the number of international graduate students as this would help Makerere University to realize its vision. This study, therefore, explored international graduate students' experiences at Makerere University, and the following objective guided it: to explore the experiences of international graduate students at Makerere University. The study was based on the interpretive worldview, subscribing to the transcendental phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, which states that those who have experienced a phenomenon can give it meaning. Eight international graduate students at Makerere University were interviewed, and they were selected from different academic disciplines, which were categorized according to Becher and Biglan's classification. Data were thematically analyzed, whereby two themes, namely non-academic experiences and academic experiences, emerged. It was therefore concluded that international graduate students at Makerere University had both positive and negative non-academic and academic experiences. This study recommends that Makerere University Management should strengthen measures that lead to positive experiences for international graduate students, such as the provision of financial resources, strengthening the operations of the International Office, organizing events for graduate students to facilitate their interactions with the domestic students, and putting in place peer mentors for new international graduate students to foster a sense of community. This study also recommends that the International Office work very closely with the Deans of Schools in the different colleges of Makerere University. This will improve their academic experiences and, ultimately, their numbers at Makerere University. Finally, the university management should strengthen and streamline the activities of the International Office at Makerere University

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Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Namuwonge

2024

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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“…33 In that study, picture interview assisted self-interviewing, or PIASI, was considered easy to use and participants expressed more accepting attitudes in their responses than participants who used standard face-to-face interviews. 34 Another study in India used a color-coded ACASI response for a non-English speaking sample of rural truck drivers and their wives. 35 Cultural relevance enhances pictorial comprehension.…”

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Prototype Development, Usability, and Preference of a Culturally-relevant Pictorial Aid to Facilitate Comprehension of Likert-type Levels of Agreement in Caregivers of Children Living With HIV in Ghana

Ramos¹,

Paintsil

Ofori-Atta

et al. 2019

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing

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Pictorial illustrations of Likert-type scales are culturally useful and may reduce error associated with usage of Westernized self-report measures in low-and middle-income countries. Pictorial illustrations can be encounter-specific decision aids in populations with low literacy or English proficiency. In an unanticipated finding from the SANKOFA study, caregivers of children living with HIV experienced challenges comprehending Likert-type scales. A cross-sectional, qualitative study was conducted with a SANKOFA participant subset (n=30) in Ghana. Using an informatics-

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“…These 2 studies did not report on the impact of the pictures on participants' ability to understand the question, as intended by the researchers [8,22]. Another study conducted among participants with low literacy in Malawi used a picture booklet with tape-recorded questions as a low-cost alternative to ACASI [23]. They reported that the study participants found it easy to complete the survey using pictures and audio [23].…”

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“…Another study conducted among participants with low literacy in Malawi used a picture booklet with tape-recorded questions as a low-cost alternative to ACASI [ 23 ]. They reported that the study participants found it easy to complete the survey using pictures and audio [ 23 ].…”

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A Web-Based Audio Computer-Assisted Self-interview Application With Illustrated Pictures to Administer a Hepatitis B Survey Among a Myanmar-Born Community in Perth, Australia: Development and User Acceptance Study

Phoo¹,

Reid²,

Lobo³

et al. 2023

JMIR Form Res

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Background Self-administered paper or electronic surveys can create accessibility issues for people with language barriers and limited literacy, whereas face-to-face interviews can create privacy issues and give rise to reporting biases, particularly in the context of sensitive subject matters. An audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) offers an alternative mode of survey administration, and its use has been tested against other survey modes to determine whether the presence of a background narration helps overcome literacy and privacy issues. There are still gaps with the ACASI survey administration because audio narration alone does not assist respondents with limited literacy in choosing response options. To overcome literacy issues, a few studies have used illustrated pictures for a limited number of response options. Objective This study aimed to illustrate all the questions and response options in an ACASI application. This research is part of a larger study comparing different modes of survey administration (ACASI, face-to-face interviews, and self-administered paper surveys) to collect data on hepatitis B knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the Myanmar-born community in Perth, Australia. This study describes the 2-phase process of developing a web-based ACASI application using illustrated pictures. Methods The first phase was the preparation of the ACASI elements, such as questionnaire, pictures, brief descriptions of response options, and audio files. Each element was pretested on 20 participants from the target population. The second phase involved synchronizing all the elements into the web-based ACASI application and adapting the application features, in particular, autoplay audio and illustrated pictures. The preprototype survey application was tested for user acceptance on 5 participants from the target population, resulting in minor adjustments to the display and arrangement of response options. Results After a 12-month development process, the prototype ACASI application with illustrated pictures was fully functional for electronic survey administration and secure data storage and export. Conclusions Pretesting each element separately was a useful approach because it saved time to reprogram the application at a later stage. Future studies should also consider the participatory development of pictures and visual design of user interfaces. This picture-assisted ACASI survey administration mode can be further developed and used to collect sensitive information from populations that are usually marginalized because of literacy and language barriers.

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A Pilot Study of a Picture- and Audio-assisted Self-interviewing Method (PIASI) for the Study of Sensitive Questions on HIV in the Field

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Prototype Development, Usability, and Preference of a Culturally-relevant Pictorial Aid to Facilitate Comprehension of Likert-type Levels of Agreement in Caregivers of Children Living With HIV in Ghana

A Web-Based Audio Computer-Assisted Self-interview Application With Illustrated Pictures to Administer a Hepatitis B Survey Among a Myanmar-Born Community in Perth, Australia: Development and User Acceptance Study

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