Advance
Preprints are early versions of research articles that have not been peer reviewed. They should not be regarded as conclusive and should not be reported in news media as established information.
1/1
2 files

A FEMINIST CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES IN THE MIXED METHODS BASELINE STUDY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 5 IN KENYA

preprint
posted on 2022-04-08, 22:24 authored by Anne Stella MulamaAnne Stella Mulama

Feminist scholars have in the past upheld qualitative research methods and rejected or argued for the modification of quantitative research methods, but mixed methods are steadily becoming popular. While developing Sustainable Development Goal 5 baseline indicators, this study uses feminist critical discourse analysis to revisit claims against quantitative approaches from the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS). The integrated results from the mixed methods convergent design study show that the approach usefully triangulates the findings. The 2014 KDHS, though suitable for showing trends and prevalence rates, has instances of gender related bias, excludes minorities, and invisibles violent acts against women and girls related to public unrest. This article contributes to the promotion of mixed methods for feminist research.


This study uses as secondary sources the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey report and data which are available on www.dhsprogram.com.

Funding

Swedish Institute

History

Declaration of conflicts of interest

None

Corresponding author email

asm.mulama@gmail.com

Lead author country

  • Sweden

Lead author job role

  • Postgraduate Student

Lead author institution

Lund University

Ethics statement

The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) report and data sets were received and authorization to use the data in this study was given through a letter dated January 22, 2021 from ICF international. The ethical considerations required, which are that the data be only used for this approved study, not passed on to third parties without consent and that no efforts should be made to identify any household or any individual respondents in the survey were observed.

Terms agreed

  • Yes, I agree to Advance terms

Comments (1)

Log in to write your comment here...

I feel proud to read this fluency of writer. Name Style