Table 4 Data collection strategy by PHIT Partnership country: Frequency and Sampling
From: Measuring health systems strength and its impact: experiences from the African Health Initiative
| Â | Â | Ghana | Mozambique | Rwanda | Tanzania | Zambia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Facility-based data collection | Frequency | • CHW time-motion survey: Baseline • Health facility survey: Baseline and midline | • Patient exit and time-motion survey: Baseline and endline • Health facility survey: Annual service provision assessment and data quality audit | • Health facility survey: Quarterly | • CHW time-motion survey: Baseline • Health facility survey: Baseline and midline | • Health facility survey: Baseline, midline, and endline |
| Â | Sampling | Time-motion survey: Intervention areas Facility survey: Intervention and comparison areas | Patient exit & time-motion survey: Intervention and comparison areas Facility survey: 27 purposively selected facilities, intervention area | All 22 facilities in intervention area | Time-motion survey: Intervention areas Facility survey: Sample of 107 (baseline) and 141 (midline) facilities in intervention & comparison areas | All intervention and comparison areasa |
Special studies | Frequency | Qualitative process evaluation | Qualitative process evaluation: endline | Qualitative process evaluation Policy analysis | Qualitative process evaluation | Qualitative process evaluation |
| Â | Sampling | Key informant interviews & focus group discussions with district and national health leaders | Key informant interviews with purposively selected stakeholders in intervention area | Key informant interviews with purposively selected local and national health leaders | Key informant interviews & focus group discussions with community, facility and district health leaders | Key informant interviews with facility and district leaders |
Community Surveys / Demographic Surveillance System | Frequency | Community survey: Baseline & endline Demographic Surveillance system (Navrongo): Semi-annual | Community survey: Baseline, midline (2 surveys), & endline | Community survey: Baseline & endline | Health and Demographic Surveillance System: Semi-annual | Community survey: Approximately annual |
| Â | Sampling | Intervention and comparison areas | Intervention and comparison areas | Intervention and comparison areas | Intervention and comparison areas | Intervention and comparison areas |
Health Management Information System | Frequency | Monthly facility reports | Monthly facility reports | Monthly facility reports | Monthly CHW activity reports | Monthly facility reports |
| Â | Sampling | Full capture for all intervention and control facilities | Full capture for all facilities in intervention area | Full capture for all facilities in intervention area | Full capture for all CHWs in intervention area | Full capture for all facilities in intervention and comparison areas |
Project Monitoring System | Frequency | Ongoing training, supervision, program and financial reports Ongoing contextual data tracking | Ongoing training, supervision program and financial reports Ongoing contextual data tracking | Ongoing training, supervision program and financial reports Ongoing contextual data tracking | Ongoing training, supervision program and financial reports Ongoing contextual data tracking | Ongoing training, supervision program and financial reports Ongoing contextual data tracking |
| Â | Sampling | Routine activity reports: Intervention area Contextual data: Intervention and comparison areas | Routine activity reports: Intervention area Contextual data: Intervention and comparison areas | Routine activity reports: Intervention area Contextual data: Intervention and comparison areas | Routine activity reports: Intervention area Contextual data: Intervention and comparison areas | Routine activity reports: Intervention and comparison areas Contextual data: Intervention and comparison areas |