About this Course

This course provides an introduction to household surveys for program evaluation in low-and middle-income countries. The course will equip you with skills to:
Explain what coverage is, why it’s important in evaluations, and how it is measured
Describe what household surveys can and cannot measure
Plan, implement, and analyze household survey, including: 
Calculate an appropriate household survey sample size 
Explain the resources required for a household survey
Identify an appropriate sampling design
Design a questionnaire
Describe challenges for coverage survey planning and implementation
Present and describe how the RADAR tool can be used

The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.

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Intermediate Level

Experience in public health, global health, evaluation, survey design/implementation, biostatistics

Approx. 310 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Skills you will gain

Survey DesignEvaluationsampling

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Intermediate Level

Experience in public health, global health, evaluation, survey design/implementation, biostatistics

Approx. 310 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Instructors

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

1

Week 1

28 hours to complete

Introduction to Coverage Concepts

This module will cover an overview of intervention coverage, using existing coverage data, and special topics in coverage.

28 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 128 min), 12 readings, 1 quiz

14 videos

Welcome to the course2m

Learning objectives and outline1m

What is a household survey15m

What is coverage5m

Vignette: Why do we use coverage for large scale effectiveness evaluations5m

What are sources of coverage data32m

What is a good coverage indicator12m

Competing expectations between evaluators, implementers, and funders11m

Learning objectives and outline1m

Deciding whether to use existing coverage data20m

Accessing customizable coverage data tables using STATcompiler9m

Learning objectives and outline52s

Composite coverage indicators and coverage indices4m

Coverage cascades5m

12 readings

Improving coverage measurement for reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health: gaps and opportunities10m

Coverage Data Quality Checklist Guide10m

Coverage Data Quality Checklist (excel)10m

Survey Quality Checklist Guide10m

Survey Quality Checklist (excel)10m

Accessing customizable coverage data tables using STATcompiler (Activity Instructions)10m

Accessing customizable coverage data tables using STATcompiler (Activity Answer Key))10m

Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Determining and Interpreting Inequalities in Coverage of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions (Optional)10m

Co-coverage of preventive interventions and implications for child-survival strategies- evidence from national surveys10m

Mind the gap- equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services in 54 Countdown countries10m

Summary indices for monitoring universal coverage in maternal and child health care (Optional)10m

Advances in the measurement of coverage for RMNCH and nutrition - from contact to effective coverage10m

1 practice exercise

Module 1 Summative Exams

Week

2

Week 2

28 hours to complete

Survey Design and Planning

This module will cover survey design and survey planning.

28 hours to complete

20 videos (Total 255 min)

20 videos

Welcome to Module 21m

Learning objectives and outline1m

Selecting indicators to measure in your survey17m

Vignette: Assessing indicator validity- pneumonia example20m

Sample size- Considerations16m

Key concepts and inputs for sample size calculation (optional)24m

Sample size – Calculation (optional)35m

Vignette: PMNCH in Burkina Faso- Unequal sample size10m

Vignette: Introducing the RADAR sample size calculator22m

Learning objectives and outline1m

Establishing implementation collaborations12m

Timing considerations for coverage survey implementation (Part 1)11m

Timing considerations for coverage survey implementation (Part 2)14m

Staffing considerations12m

Supply and equipment considerations for coverage survey implementation8m

Budget considerations8m

Vignette: What to do when your budget and your study objectives don’t line up10m

Vignette: Translating sample size and sampling design into a budget9m

Proposal & ethical considerations7m

Vignette: Building a budget9m

1 practice exercise

Module 2 Summative Exams

Week

3

Week 3

27 hours to complete

Sampling Design and Household Mapping

This module will cover sampling design and mapping.

27 hours to complete

17 videos (Total 180 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

17 videos

Welcome to Module 323s

Learning objectives and outline1m

Sampling5m

Sampling- Choosing your location and strata8m

Sampling- Selecting your clusters12m

Vignette: Sampling clusters with PPS17m

Sampling households using the gold standard method5m

Sampling households using other methods9m

Vignette: RADAR household sampling app16m

Activity: Draw a household sample using the RADAR sampling app1m

Sampling individuals7m

Vignette: Barriers to good sampling8m

Learning objectives and outline3m

Overview of mapping33m

Creating a map18m

Segmentation of an enumeration area13m

Household enumeration16m

2 readings

Draw a household sample using the RADAR sampling app (Activity instructions)10m

Mapping manual and forms sections10m

1 practice exercise

Module 3 Summative Exams

Week

4

Week 4

171 hours to complete

Survey Tool Development

This module will cover survey tool development.

171 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 128 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

10 videos

Welcome to Module 420s

Learning objectives and outline1m

Questionnaire Design- Part I: Identifying questions to measure indicators17m

Questionnaire Design-Part II: Questionnaire construction24m

Introduction to the RADAR Questionnaire: Part I9m

Introduction to the RADAR Questionnaire: Part II14m

Manuals, forms, & other supports12m

Adapting & translating tools20m

Vignette: Language considerations7m

CAPI- Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing18m

3 readings

So you want to do research? Questionnaire design10m

The RADAR Questionnaire10m

RADAR Manuals, forms & other supports10m

1 practice exercise

Module 4 Summative Exams

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Household Surveys for Program Evaluation in LMICs