Table 3.
Research questions, methodological approach, data collection activity
| Research question divided by work package | Approach | Data collection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Data collection instrument (b) Sampling unit (c) Data content | |||
| Quantitative | Qualitativea | ||
| 1. Service Provision. How has the intervention affected quality of service provided and why? | Quant & Qual | a. Structured Checklist; Data extraction lists for (i) routine surveillance databases (HMIS) and (ii) Service Provision Assessment (at baseline) | a. IDIa& FGDa |
| b. Health facility (intervention and control) | b. Clients, Community members | ||
| c. Primary and Secondary data | c. Primary data | ||
| 2. Provider Motivation. How has the intervention affected health worker motivation? | Quant & Qual | a. Health worker survey | a. IDI |
| b. Health workers in intervention and control | b. Health workers in intervention facilities | ||
| c. Primary and secondary data | c. Primary data | ||
| 3. Fidelity of Implementation. How has the intervention aligned with intended design, and what factors have affected this? |
Qual | -- | a. IDI & Document Review |
| b. IDIs with MoH, Funders, PBI desk officers, DHMTs, SSDI employees, health workers in Intervention Facilities; Document Review of implementation planning and monitoring material | |||
| c. Primary and Secondary data | |||
| 4. Costing. What are the costs of implementing the intervention in relation to outcomes produced? | Quant | a. Data Extraction | -- |
| b. Implementer materials (SSDI costing data) | |||
| c. Secondary data | |||
aMethods acronyms: IDI is in-depth interview, FGD is focus group discussion