Two instruments were used for the study, namely the questionnaire
for ICB traders and structured questions for the key informant
interviews and focus group discussions (FGD). The questionnaire
was developed with the assistance of the literature in ICBT (UBOS,
2008; UN Women, 2008-Tanzania) and consisted of closed and
open-ended questions. The open-ended questions gave the traders
an opportunity to give their opinions about the various issues
involved. The questionnaires covered several areas such as
demographic characteristics of the ICB traders, socioeconomic
situations, access to resources and services, implications and
effects of ICBT, constraints related to ICBT, and strategies they
used to overcome the constraints faced.