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Table 2 Study objectives, their indicators and data source

From: Protocol-driven primary care and community linkages to improve population health in rural Zambia: the Better Health Outcomes through Mentoring and Assessment (BHOMA) project

Objective

Indicator(s)

Primary data source

Reduce mortality

Age standardized mortality*

• Community survey

 

Under 5 mortality

• Community survey

Improve coverage of child health services

Vaccine coverage

• Community survey

Improve coordination of key services to improve outcomes

Community HIV-1 viral load

• Community survey; DBS§ specimen

 

Prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension

• Community survey;

 

Prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes

• Community survey; DBS§ specimen

Implement a feasible and cost-effective intervention

Incremental cost-effectiveness of intervention

• Facility survey

• Medical record

• Community Survey

  1. * Limited to individuals < 60 years of age
  2. § - Dried whole blood spot collected on filter paper