Our official research headquarters is the Assemblies of God Guest House in Limbe, Malawi. It is very large, bright, comfortable, and clean living quarter. Today I met the research team supervisors Joel and Andy and our team of 7 research assistants, all of whom are Malawians. The research assistants are responsible for conducting interviews and then transcribing them into English. All of the interviews are conducted in the native language of Chichewa.
Sally, Sharon, and Andy
I spent most of the day analyzing interview transcripts and organizing my files for future data analysis. The main objective of this trip is to collect interview data from traditional healers, asking them how they help people with HIV/AIDS access ARV medicines and what “treatments” they recommend for HIV/AIDS, and to examine what Malawians living with HIV/AIDS experience when they try to access ARVs.
Of course not all is work and no play, and since I’m a “foodie” I have to report that my first meal out was Indian food at the Bombay Palace. Very delicious and very inexpensive!
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