ORAL SURVEY AS A TOOL TO DETERMINE HEALTH AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY IN SOUTHERN HAITI

Two questions are being addressed in the region of Leogane, Haiti. The first involves the willingness of the local population to pay for water derived from hand-pumps (for the primary purpose of providing funding for hand-pump repair). The second involves the possible correlation between groundwater level and the incidence of vector-born disease. These two questions are addressed through an oral survey conducted during the summer of 2002. Observations are discussed regarding the development of the survey, the strengths and weaknesses of the oral survey approach, and initial analysis of the survey results relative to the two central questions.