The ten beads method: a novel way to collect quantitative data in rural Uganda.

Authors :: Bwambale FM
Moyer CA
Komakech I
-Mangen FW
Lori JR
Source :: Journal of public health research [J Public Health Res] 2013 Jul 12; Vol. 2 (1), pp. 29-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 12 (Print Publication: 2013).
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Abstract: This paper illustrates how locally appropriate methods can be used to collect quantitative data from illiterate respondents. This method uses local beads to represent quantities, which is a novel yet potentially valuable methodological improvement over standard Western survey methods.