Table 2.

Details of data collection methods and sources.

Research objectives	Indicators	Data collection methods	Respondents
To assess the effect of the mobilization and empowerment strategies on birth preparedness and knowledge of maternal and newborn danger signs within the communities	Percentage change in saving for maternal and newborn health Percentage change in knowledge of maternal and newborn danger signs	Baseline and endline surveys	Women of reproductive age
		Key informant interviews	Men
		Focus group discussions	VHT reports
		Routine	Representatives
To assess the effect of the intervention on availability of community transport systems for maternal health	Percentage change in the use of organized community transport Availability of community transport in each subcounty	data collection	from savings groups
			Community development officers
			Local transporters
To evaluate the effect of the intervention on the quality of maternal and neonatal health services provided at the health facilities	Changes in the use of standards and protocols Proportion of health facilities with skilled health providers for maternal and newborn health Perception of the community on the qulity of care given at the health facilities Percentange of health workers with skill in management of maternal and newborn complications	Baseline and endline surveys	Women of reproductive age
		Key informant interviews	Health workers
		Focus group discussions	Facility records
		Review of facility records	Supervision and mentorship reports
		Review of supervision and mentorship reports	Community leaders
		Health facility assessments	District health team members
		Health worker survey	Political leaders of the district
		Exit interviews	Health managers
		Document reviews	Stakeholder
To assess the effect of the intervention on the utilization of maternal health services and newborn care practices among pregnant and newly delivered women	Percentage changes in health facility delivery, ANC attendance, and PNC attendance Percentage change in delayed bathing, immediate breastfeeding, and putting nothing on the newborn cord	Meeting minutes	meetings
To obtain the incremental cost of the intervention	Cost of intervention dissagregated by different interventions	Review of financial records	Financial records