 | Selecting Reproductive Health Indicators: A Guide for District Managers (WHO - OMS, 1997, 36 p.) |
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Annex 1. Sample forms for selecting indicators
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Form 1 |
Which reproductive programme areas are functioning in your district? |
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Form 2 |
Which indicators are currently generated from existing sources of information? |
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Form 3a |
Which of the indicators listed on form 2 are useful? |
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Form 3b |
Which of the indicators listed on form 2 are accessible? |
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Form 3c |
Which of the indicators listed on form 2 are ethical? |
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Form 3d |
Which of the indicators listed on form 2 are robust? |
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Form 3e |
Which of the indicators listed on form 2 are representative? |
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Form 3f |
Which of the indicators listed on form 2 are understandable? |
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Form 4 |
Which available indicators should be selected? |
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Form 5 |
Which new indicators should be selected? |
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Form 6 |
What are the data requirements of each selected indicator? |
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Form 7 |
Do the selected indicators on Forms 4 and 5 adequately represent the reproductive health programme areas functioning in the district? |
FORM 1. WHICH REPRODUCTIVE PROGRAMME AREAS ARE FUNCTIONING IN YOUR DISTRICT?
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Reproductive health programme areas |
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Who does the programme target? |
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Safe Motherhood: |
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Family Planning |
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Management of complications of unwanted pregnancies |
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Prevention and management of STDs/HIV/AIDS |
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Adolescent reproductive health |
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Maternal nutrition |
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Female genital mutilation |
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Violence against women |
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Screening and treatment of cancers of the reproductive system |
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Promotion of positive sexual health |
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Health of the newborn |
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FORM 2. WHICH INDICATORS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM EXISTING SOURCES OF INFORMATION?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Data items used to generate indicator |
Source(s) of data |
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FORM 3a. WHICH OF THE INDICATORS LISTED ON FORM 2 ARE USEFUL?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Useful indicators |
What types of action could follow-on from having this indicator? |
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FORM 3b. WHICH OF THE INDICATORS LISTED ON FORM 2 ARE ACCESSIBLE?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Accessible indicators |
What is the data source(s) for this indicator? |
How frequently is the indicator reported? |
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FORM 3c. WHICH OF THE INDICATORS LISTED ON FORM 2 ARE ETHICAL?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Ethical indicators |
Could the data for this indicator be collected and the results discussed in the general population without causing widespread offense? |
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FORM 3d. WHICH OF THE INDICATORS LISTED ON FORM 2 ARE ROBUST?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Robust indicators |
What are your reasons for regarding this indicator as robust, specific, sensitive and reliable? |
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FORM 3e. WHICH OF THE INDICATORS LISTED ON FORM 2 ARE REPRESENTATIVE?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Representative indicators |
Which population or sub-group does the indicator represent? |
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FORM 3f. WHICH OF THE INDICATORS LISTED ON FORM 2 ARE UNDERSTANDABLE?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Understandable indicators |
Which population or sub-group does the indicator represent? |
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FORM 4. WHICH AVAILABLE INDICATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Indicator |
Useful? Y/N |
Accessible? Y/N |
Ethical? Y/N |
Robust? Y/N |
Representative? Y/N |
Understandable? Y/N |
Selected? Y/N |
Justification for selection or rejection |
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FORM 5. WHICH NEW INDICATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED?
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Indicator |
Useful? Y/N |
Accessible? Y/N |
Ethical? Y/N |
Robust? Y/N |
Representative? Y/N |
Understandable? Y/N |
Selected? Y/N |
Justification for selection or rejection |
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FORM 6. WHAT ARE THE DATA REQUIREMENTS OF EACH SELECTED INDICATOR FROM FORMS 4 AND 5?
Reproductive Health Programme area: ___________________________
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Indicator |
Definition of indicator |
Data source of indicator |
Reporting frequency of indicator |
Are changes needed to the information system to enable the indicator to be generated and to be reliable and timely? |
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FORM 7. DO THE SELECTED INDICATORS ON FORMS 4 AND 5 ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMME AREAS FUNCTIONING IN THE DISTRICT?
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Reproductive health programme area |
Adequate coverage within area (Yes/No) |
Adequate coverage relative to other areas (Yes/No) |
What are the gaps in coverage which require new indicators? How might these gaps be filled? What data are needed? What are the implications for the routine information system? |
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Safe motherhood: | | | |
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Antenatal care |
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Intrapartum care |
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Postnatal care |
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Emergency obstetric care | | | |
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Family Planning |
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Complications of unwanted | | | |
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pregnancies |
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STDs/HIV/AIDS |
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Adolescent reproductive health |
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Maternal nutrition |
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Female genital mutilation |
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Violence against women |
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Cancers of the reproductive system |
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Positive health practices |
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Health of the newborn |
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