Table 2 Baseline and endline survey questionnaires for the Optimizing the Health Extension Program intervention evaluation
Questionnaire modules | Content |
|---|---|
Household module N = 6000 | • Location of household using global positioning system (GPS) coordinates • Members of household • Characteristics of the house and assets a • Women of reproductive age • Birth history • Use of maternal and perinatal health services • Knowledge of child diseases and danger signs • Care seeking and treatment for child illness • Preventive behaviour |
Health post module N = 200 Halth centre moduleb | • Location of health post and health centre using GPS coordinates • Facility-level preparedness to provide child health services • Data extracted from registers • Supportive supervision and mentorship from health centres to health posts |
Health extension worker module c | • Knowledge on newborn and child health care • Training, supervision, mentorship • Services provided to newborns and children |
Health centre staff module d | • Knowledge on newborn and child health care • Training, supervision • Services provided • Working conditions |
Health provider assessment of the quality of care for a sick child module N = 800 | • Observation and re-examination of Health Extension Workers’ assessment, classification, and treatment of sick children at health post |
Women’s development army module N = 200 | • Training • Knowledge • Activities in promoting maternal, newborn, and child health |
Woreda contextual factors module N = 52 | • Demography • Maternal, newborn and child health programs • District resources and infrastructure • Training and supervision activities, • Recent epidemics and natural disasters |
Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) module e N = 200 | • Available resources, • Community engagement, • Monitoring services for action, • Sources of knowledge, • Commitment to work, • Work culture, • Leadership, • Informal payment |