Global Fund tracer product survey
GABS’s role: Field data collection, with CSPro CAPI and enumerator training.
Scale: 200 health facilities per round, collected in repeated rounds.
Read the project summary (Global Fund tracer product survey)Field Data Collection Services in Ghana
Quantitative and qualitative fieldwork across all 16 regions of Ghana, run by trained and supervised teams.
- Who it helps
- Universities, government agencies, development organisations and businesses.
- What you get
- Collected data, prepared in files for analysis.
- How to start
- Describe your study, regions and sample.
Fieldwork you can plan around
GABS has the processes, personnel and platforms to gather data across all 16 regions of Ghana, covering agricultural, healthcare, political, financial and educational sectors. Data collectors are trained and supervised, with daily quality checks from the field to the final data file.
We work with universities, government agencies, development organisations and businesses. Read more about GABS Research Consult.
Methods
Quantitative and qualitative
Quantitative surveys
Household, enterprise, health-facility and voter surveys, programmed for tablets where required. See survey design and CAPI development.
Qualitative fieldwork
In-depth interviews, key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs), with interview transcription available as part of qualitative work.
How it works
Our fieldwork process
Plan
Agree the study scope, regions, methods and sample with you.
Prepare the instrument
Finalise the questionnaire or interview guide, and programme it for Android tablets where CAPI is used.
Recruit and train
Train enumerators to administer the questionnaire on tablets, and prepare interviewers for qualitative work.
Collect
Supervised teams collect data across the agreed regions, coordinated by GABS.
Check quality
Data files are synchronised daily to a central server so the team can review them while fieldwork continues.
Hand over data
Data files are prepared and handed over to you; the format is agreed with you.
Standards
Quality and responsible data handling
Quality monitoring
GABS monitors field enumerators remotely, reviews data files each day and gives feedback to teams, so anomalies and invalid responses can be addressed while the survey is live.
Responsible data handling
Participants give consent, only data necessary for the study is collected, and access to personal data is limited to authorised personnel. Participants may opt out. Details are in our data protection policy and code of conduct.
Evidence from our work
Fieldwork in practice
Sub-Saharan African Mobilities Project (S-SAMP)
GABS’s role: Managed and coordinated data collection for a quantitative phase followed by a qualitative phase.
Scale: 2,100 students in 18 schools across 10 regions; 540 later interviewed.
Read the project summary (Sub-Saharan African Mobilities Project (S-SAMP))Aquatic Food Initiative in Ghana
GABS’s role: Household and reservoir surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and interview transcription.
Scale: 120 communities; 35 FGDs, 35 KIIs and 462 reservoir surveys.
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Planning a field study?
Tell us about your project and our team will respond to your enquiry.
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