CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
This chapter presents about the research design, sampling procedures, sample size, data collection instruments used, procedure and data analysis.
3.1 Research Design
The study will use a descriptive research design. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to acquire information on the study under investigation. This will enable the researcher to gather a wide range of information required by the objectives of the study.
3.2 Area of Study
The study will be carried out in Mukongoro Sub County, Kumi District. This is due to the easy access to the area. The study will be carried out in four parishes out of 16parishes in Mukongoro sub county and these will include; Agaria, Akadot, Kachaboi and Mukongoro.
3.3 Target Population
According to Baron, (2011), population constitutes people-individuals, organizations, groups, communities or other units that provide information for the study. The population will include: women with disabilities, men, health workers and the local council chairperson.
3.4 Sample size
A sample size is a part of a population methodologically selected for purposes of drawing a conclusion about a population and its characteristics (Allan, 1962). In this case therefore, the sample size will be made of 19 respondents.
Table 3.1: Sample size
| Category | No. of respondents |
| Women with disabilities | 6 |
| Health workers | 4 |
| Men | 5 |
| Local leaders | 4 |
| Total | 19 |
Women with disabilities will be involved in the study because they will be the main culprits; LC1 Chairperson will be selected because he/she has concern in affairs in the community. Men will be selected because they are involved in family affairs such as deciding on whether to use family planning. Health workers will be selected because they are aware of the health issues affecting women with disabilities.
3.2 Sampling Procedure or Technique
A sample technique is a way of gathering statistical information where few elements or individuals will be chosen out of the population to present the whole population. The researcher will use a simple random sampling technique where the essence will be to allow every member of the population to get an equal opportunity to be included in the study and to reduce biases in selecting samples.
The data to be collected will be primary and secondary in nature. Primary data will be collected from respondents through the use of questionnaires and interview guide. The secondary data will be collected from Library, research reports, journals, articles inform of literature review which will provide information related to the study.
3.4 Data collection and instruments
Questionnaire
In order to get reliable and accurate data, the researcher will use a questionnaire. The researcher will forward questions to find out the issues under investigation. The questions will be answered by the use of a tick in the provided space/box as well as filling in answers in the dashes provided.
Interviews
An interview is a conversation where questions are asked and answers are given. Interview refers to a one-on-one conversation with one person acting in the role of the interviewer and the other in the role of the interviewee. The researcher will strive to get first-hand information by making appointments with individual respondents to answer questions related to the study topic.
3.5 Data Collection Procedure
An introduction letter will be obtained by the researcher from the university at the Department where it will be used to introduce the researcher to the heads of the community where the study will take place. The introductory letter will be used to seek for permission for the researcher to carry out research in the area.
There are no scientific principles which would guarantee a valid and reliable questionnaire, but there are ways in which this can be pursued. First, the items in the questionnaire should be based on prior research whenever possible. Due to this, in this study most of the questions will be based on prior research. Secondly, the questionnaire should be pre-tested (Malhotra & Birks 2007).
3.9.1 Validity of research instruments
To test the construct validity, citations of all sources where materials and evidence of material collected from will be provided. The supervisor will review the questionnaires and approve them.
3.9.2 Reliability of the Study
When conducting research, the researcher will try to act as neutral as possible in order to avoid being bias. The researcher will also be conscious about the type of questions to ask.
The data collected will be edited for accuracy, completeness and to find out how well the answered questionnaires are and this will be done in line with the questionnaires. The edited data will be coded. Coding will involve assigning numbers to similar questions from which answers will be given unique looks to make the work easier. In this case Ms-excel and SPSS will be used to analyze the coded data.
Presentation of data will involve the use of tables, pie-charts and graphs that will be generated from the questions relevant to the study variables. Interpretation and discussion of the results will be done as the researcher will explain the strength of the study variables basing on the frequencies and percentages, charts and graphs.
3.11 Ethical Considerations
The researcher will collect data upon seeking respondents’ consent after revealing the type of information needed and the purpose to avoid potential concealment of vital information.
The researcher also will maintain confidentiality of respondents’ information; and will report the true findings of the study without any bias.
