Table 2 Methods, purposes, sources and amount of data collected in the study
No. | Methods | Purposes | Data collection - phases, levels, arms of study and numbers collected | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
During baseline | During follow-up | |||||||||||||||||
District | Implementation partners | Intervention | Control | District | Implementation partners | Intervention | Control | |||||||||||
Health centres | Villages | Households | Health centres | Villages | Households | Health centres | Villages | Households | Health centres | Villages | Households | |||||||
1. | Questionnaires | Cost | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Coverage | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | 20 | ||
2. | In-depth interviews | Perceptions/Benefits/Critical factors | – | 2 | 4 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 16 | – | – | – | – |
3. | Focus group discussions | Perceptions/Benefits/Critical factors | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
4. | Health Management and Information System | Coverage/Disease burden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | 8 | – |
5. | Checklist/Observations | Coverage/Disease burden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | – | – |
6. | Document reviews | Coverage/Costs/Benefits | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – |