The surveys were administered on weekends between May–
July 2009. As recommended by community leaders, weekend surveying
increased the chances of meeting household heads at home
rather than during weekdays, when they were likely to be in the
fields, fishing, at market or working outside of the community.
Only the responses of the household heads were recorded. Cultural
expectations dictated that the male be interviewed as the head of
the household unless otherwise stated (Baptiste and Nordenstam,
2009). Each interview took between 20 and 40 min to complete