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Household Surveys for Program Evaluation in LMICs

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Household Surveys for Program Evaluation in LMICs

This course is part of Evaluating Large-Scale Health Programs Specialization

Instructors: Abdoulaye Maïga

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in 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:

1. Explain what coverage is, why it’s important in evaluations, and how it is measured 2. Describe what household surveys can and cannot measure 3. Plan, implement, and analyze household survey, including: 4. Calculate an appropriate household survey sample size 5. Explain the resources required for a household survey 6. Identify an appropriate sampling design 7. Design a questionnaire 8. Describe challenges for coverage survey planning and implementation 9. 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.

Module details

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

What's included

14 videos12 readings1 assignment

14 videosTotal 128 minutes

Welcome to the course2 minutes
Learning objectives and outline1 minute
What is a household survey16 minutes
What is coverage6 minutes
Vignette: Why do we use coverage for large scale effectiveness evaluations6 minutes
What are sources of coverage data32 minutes
What is a good coverage indicator12 minutes
Competing expectations between evaluators, implementers, and funders11 minutes
Learning objectives and outline1 minute
Deciding whether to use existing coverage data20 minutes
Accessing customizable coverage data tables using STATcompiler9 minutes
Learning objectives and outline1 minute
Composite coverage indicators and coverage indices4 minutes
Coverage cascades6 minutes

12 readingsTotal 120 minutes

Improving coverage measurement for reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health: gaps and opportunities10 minutes
Coverage Data Quality Checklist Guide10 minutes
Coverage Data Quality Checklist (excel)10 minutes
Survey Quality Checklist Guide10 minutes
Survey Quality Checklist (excel)10 minutes
Accessing customizable coverage data tables using STATcompiler (Activity Instructions)10 minutes
Accessing customizable coverage data tables using STATcompiler (Activity Answer Key))10 minutes
Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Determining and Interpreting Inequalities in Coverage of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions (Optional)10 minutes
Co-coverage of preventive interventions and implications for child-survival strategies- evidence from national surveys10 minutes
Mind the gap- equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services in 54 Countdown countries10 minutes
Summary indices for monitoring universal coverage in maternal and child health care (Optional)10 minutes
Advances in the measurement of coverage for RMNCH and nutrition - from contact to effective coverage10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

Module 1 Summative Exam15 minutes

This module will cover survey design and survey planning.

What's included

20 videos1 assignment

20 videosTotal 255 minutes

Welcome to Module 21 minute
Learning objectives and outline1 minute
Selecting indicators to measure in your survey18 minutes
Vignette: Assessing indicator validity- pneumonia example20 minutes
Sample size- Considerations16 minutes
Key concepts and inputs for sample size calculation (optional)24 minutes
Sample size – Calculation (optional)36 minutes
Vignette: PMNCH in Burkina Faso- Unequal sample size10 minutes
Vignette: Introducing the RADAR sample size calculator22 minutes
Learning objectives and outline1 minute
Establishing implementation collaborations13 minutes
Timing considerations for coverage survey implementation (Part 1)12 minutes
Timing considerations for coverage survey implementation (Part 2)15 minutes
Staffing considerations12 minutes
Supply and equipment considerations for coverage survey implementation9 minutes
Budget considerations8 minutes
Vignette: What to do when your budget and your study objectives don’t line up11 minutes
Vignette: Translating sample size and sampling design into a budget9 minutes
Proposal & ethical considerations8 minutes
Vignette: Building a budget9 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

Module 2 Summative Exam15 minutes

This module will cover sampling design and mapping.

What's included

17 videos2 readings1 assignment

17 videosTotal 180 minutes

Welcome to Module 30 minutes
Learning objectives and outline1 minute
Sampling5 minutes
Sampling- Choosing your location and strata8 minutes
Sampling- Selecting your clusters12 minutes
Vignette: Sampling clusters with PPS18 minutes
Sampling households using the gold standard method6 minutes
Sampling households using other methods9 minutes
Vignette: RADAR household sampling app17 minutes
Activity: Draw a household sample using the RADAR sampling app2 minutes
Sampling individuals7 minutes
Vignette: Barriers to good sampling9 minutes
Learning objectives and outline4 minutes
Overview of mapping33 minutes
Creating a map19 minutes
Segmentation of an enumeration area13 minutes
Household enumeration16 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Draw a household sample using the RADAR sampling app (Activity instructions)10 minutes
Mapping manual and forms sections10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

Module 3 Summative Exam15 minutes

This module will cover survey tool development.

What's included

10 videos3 readings1 assignment2 peer reviews

10 videosTotal 128 minutes

Welcome to Module 40 minutes
Learning objectives and outline2 minutes
Questionnaire Design- Part I: Identifying questions to measure indicators18 minutes
Questionnaire Design-Part II: Questionnaire construction25 minutes
Introduction to the RADAR Questionnaire: Part I9 minutes
Introduction to the RADAR Questionnaire: Part II15 minutes
Manuals, forms, & other supports13 minutes
Adapting & translating tools21 minutes
Vignette: Language considerations8 minutes
CAPI- Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing19 minutes