Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007

• Approval and permission to conduct the study were obtained from both MOH & MOE.
  The 2004 GSHS questionnaire was the same tool used in 2007 GSHS. 43 questions were used from the GSHS global core modules and 44 additional questions were added from the GSHS core expanded set of questions.
• A total of 87 questions in 11pages were selected for Jordan
• Print out & copying of the accredited and translated questionnaire was done and 3000 copies were prepared.
• Preparing special forms at school level for the selected sample of schools (School level form) and forms at class level (Class level form).
• Translating & printout of all the instructions relevant to field survey implementation activities: (Student instructions, School message, and Instructions for field workers).
• A one day workshop was held on for training field workers on how to implement survey activities in the field. Trainers illustrated practically the implementation activities. Copies of questionnaires & answer sheets, pencils, instructions, envelops of different sizes were delivered to them.

Data collection occurred from 22rd to 24th May 2007 Survey procedures were designed to protect student privacy by allowing for anonymous and voluntary participation. Students completed the self-administered questionnaire during one classroom period and recorded their responses directly on a computer-scanable answer sheet. Approximately, twenty Survey Administrators were specially trained to conduct the GSHS.

The answer sheets, questionnaires, school level forms and class level forms were gathered and put in the envelops according to survey protocol and CDC instructions and sent via FedEx company to CDC/Atlanta on 7/6/2007, for data entry, processing, and analysis and the tapulated data were returned to Jordan in order to prepare the final report.