Table 2 Data sources for assessing outputs of MNCH CHW program activities in five districts of Morogoro, Tanzania
Outputs | Measurement methods | Date of collection | Sampling | Final sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Community health worker survey and census | September to October 2011 | 100% of all identified CHWs in 5 districts of Morogoro | n = 53 CHWs from 10 villages |
Structured interviews with health center reproductive child health (RCH) providers | September–October 2012 | Interviews with health center RCH providers (n = 88) available on day of visit | 9 health centers in 5 districts of Morogoro | |
88 RCH providers | ||||
MNCH CHW survey | September to October 2013 | 238 MNCH CHWs trained by end of July 31, 2014 | 97% of MNCH CHWs (n = 228) trained by July 31, 2014, in 79 villages | |
Supervision | ||||
Establishment of HMIS tracking systems | MNCH CHW HMIS service delivery data | September to October 2013 | Review and extraction of HMIS data from 238 MNCH CHWs for the previous 5Â months | Summary register data for May to July 2013 from 228 (97%) MNCH CHWs |
Reported home visits | ||||
Observed service delivery | Direct observations of MNCH CHWs | December 2013 to January 2014 | 10% of 228 MNCH CHWs trained by July 31, 2013, randomly selected | N = 33 CHWs observed for 6 consecutive days from Wednesday to Monday |