Ethiopia Client Exit Interviews (2020)

This database shows data from a round of client exit interviews (CEIs) conducted in Ethiopia in January - February 2020. The table below presents details from the protocol for the CEIs. Variable definitions are presented as a supplementary annex given space limitations here.Table 1: CEI protocol<br>Ethiopia (Smart Start)<br><b>Population</b>Married adolescent girls aged 15-19 receiving contraceptive service delivery through Smart Start<br><b>Location</b>12 kebeles in Oromia, SNNPR, Tigray, and Amhara regions<br><b>Sample</b>n=250*<br><b>Recruitment procedure</b>10 households per kebele were sampled from those households which had been recently visited by A360 program staff and/or Health Extension Workers (HEWs) to provide counseling on Smart Start. Clients within those sampled households were invited to the health post on days when data collection was planned to participate.<br><b>Survey tool</b>Trained enumerators used a paper-based data collection instrument designed in English and translated into Amharic, Tigrinya, and Oromiffa to collect data. Collected data was entered in a Survey CTO database daily after interviews were completed. Data was downloaded and analyzed using STATA 16.0.<br><b>Consent</b>Obtained informed consent (girls aged 18+) or assent with waiver of parental or guardian consent (girls under 18 years of age).<b>Interview procedure</b>Clients who provided consent to participate were given the option of conducting the interview on-site at the health post in a private room or at a separate location for additional privacy.<br><br>