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

Ethiopia (Smart Start)

Population
Married adolescent girls aged 15-19 receiving contraceptive service delivery through Smart Start

Location
12 kebeles in Oromia, SNNPR, Tigray, and Amhara regions

Sample
n=250*

Recruitment procedure
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.

Survey tool
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.

Consent
Obtained informed consent (girls aged 18+) or assent with waiver of parental or guardian consent (girls under 18 years of age).
Interview procedure
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.