Enumerator Manual Template: Monitoring, Evaluating, and Reporting PEPFAR’s Essential Survey Indicators for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs

The manual focuses on documenting the fieldwork procedures for data collection of the nine MER OVC ESI. The manual has three key objectives: to familiarize participants with PEPFAR’s expectations around how the OVC MER ESI questionnaire should be implemented, to ensure standard and routine application of child protection and research ethics safeguards, and to reduce the burden on local and international researchers who want to implement the OVC MER ESI questionnaire. The template assumes that the survey will be conducted using electronic tablets with paper questionnaires as backup in case of tablet failure. Instructions to the user are provided in bold italic font, and suggested text is highlighted in yellow. The manual provides detailed guidance for enumerators who will administer the OVC MER ESI survey tools, including field procedures and a review of each question in the two key sections of the questionnaire. The manual is structured to provide a comprehensive guide for enumerators, with sections on data collection, protecting research participants, conducting the interview, and recording responses. The manual also includes a section on the Belmont Report, which outlines the principles for protecting human subjects in research. The Enumerator Manual Template is designed to be adaptable to the specific needs of each study, and it is recommended that the manual be adjusted to meet the needs of the project implementing data collection. The manual provides a framework for developing a study-specific enumerator manual, and it includes illustrative text and examples to improve clarity and reduce the burden on investigators. The manual is intended for use by local and international investigators collecting the OVC MER ESI, and it provides a comprehensive guide for enumerators who will administer the OVC MER ESI survey tools. The manual is a valuable resource for researchers and investigators who are implementing the OVC MER ESI questionnaire, and it is designed to ensure that the highest standards are maintained during data collection. The manual includes a section on the study design and sampling strategy, which outlines the overview, study population, and questionnaire. The manual also includes a section on the data collection team, which outlines the supervisor’s role and the enumerator’s role. The manual provides detailed guidance on protecting research participants, including the Belmont Report and applying the Belmont principles. The manual also includes a section on conducting the interview, which outlines translations, general guidance, procedures for locating and recruiting survey participants, approaching the household and obtaining informed consent, ensuring privacy, asking questions, reducing nonresponse, probing, and interviewing instructions on the questionnaire. The manual provides detailed guidance on recording responses on tablets and paper questionnaires, correcting mistakes on the questionnaire, and following instructions on the questionnaire. Overall, the Enumerator Manual Template is a comprehensive guide for local and international investigators collecting MER OVC ESI, and it provides a framework for developing a study-specific enumerator manual. The manual is designed to ensure that the highest standards are maintained during data collection, and it provides a valuable resource for researchers and investigators who are implementing the OVC MER ESI questionnaire.