Corrigendum 1 ~ Final ToR for CCM Endline (with

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Corrigendum 1: Final ToR for CCM Endline (with sampling)
SECTOR WISE APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING HEALTH (SWASTH)
BIHAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TEAM (BTAST)
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR DATA COLLECTION AGENCY FOR CONCURRENT MONITORING (ENDLINE
2015/2016) OF HEALTH, WATSAN AND NUTRITION SERVICES
1. INTRODUCTION
The Government of Bihar (GoB) has launched the “Sector Wide Approach to Strengthening
Health” (SWASTH) programme. DFID provides health sector budget support to the GoB channeled
through the Department for Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW); Social Welfare Department
(SWD); and Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).
DFID support includes provision of technical assistance through the Bihar Technical Assistance
Support Team (B-TAST). B-TAST is managed by a consortium of CARE (UK), IPE Global, and
Options Consultancy Services, and consists of national and international consultants who provide
technical and managerial support to the state government.
SWASTH’s goal is “to improve the health and nutritional status of people in Bihar, particularly the
poorest of the poor, and thereby accelerate the state’s progress towards the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)”. Its purpose is “increased use of quality, essential health, nutrition,
water and sanitation services especially by poorest people and excluded groups.”
The SWASTH programme is implemented across all 38 districts of Bihar, and the Technical
Assistance Support Team undertakes additional interventions to support SWASTH
implementation in 11 priority districts (9 initially chosen and 2 added later)1 that are highly
underserved (which were identified through a vulnerability composite index). A complete
description of these additional programmes that are being implemented through BTAST as a part
of the technical assistance to SWASTH in the 11 priority districts, is provided in Annex 1.
The Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) and Social Welfare Department (SWD)
through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are responsible for delivering health
and nutrition services through a vast number of village-based centres (- 82,797 Anganwadi
Centres (AWCs) and 9696 health sub centres). There are also a number of special outreach days
and activities for immunization, vitamin A supplementation etc, and as part of the NRHM
mandate, the state has recently launched Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Days (VHSNDs)
to be conducted in each AWC once a month across the state. To complement this, Public Health
Engineering Department (PHED) is implementing two national flagship programs, Total Sanitation
Campaign (TSC) (with focus on Household, school and Anganwadi sanitation) and the National
Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) to improve the access of sanitation and safe water to
the rural community for improved health outcomes of women, children and men. Both these
programs are being implemented in the entire state.
Some of the interventions described above are included as part of SWASTH’s systematic and
innovative approach to working with communities through its Community Based Approaches
(CBA) being delivered in the priority districts. Through this approach, SWASTH aims to increase
the access and use of community Health, Nutrition, and Water and Sanitation services, to
improve nutrition, hygiene and health behaviours, and achieve improved health and nutrition
outcomes in the state. SWASTH will build on existing social capital including: frontline workers
and supervisory staff of the three Departments of Social Welfare (SWD), Health & Family Welfare
(DHFW), and Public Health Engineering (PHED); community based organisations such as women’s
1
The priority districts for SWASTH are Araria, Banka, Sheohar, Madhubani, Jehanabad, Kishanganj, Purnia, Banka,
Madhepura, Jamui, Supaul
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Self Help Groups (SHGs) through their Federations, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the
State.
The theory of change underpinning CBA puts women, families and communities as the drivers of
improved health and nutrition, WASH outcomes (see Annex 1 for more information). CBA brings
together a powerful set of demand and supply side, and community led governance interventions
to empower women and communities to adopt healthier, nutrition and WASH practices and
increase access to quality services. Through a synergistic package of community based
interventions the theory is that demand will be created for better quality, more responsive and
more accountable service delivery, and by strengthening the quality of community services, and
the capacity of front line workers to deliver, services will be more effective and efficient. The CBA
model recognises that in addition to community based efforts, service and systems
strengthening, and policy reforms are essential for institutionalising responsive and inclusive
service improvements. Hence the CBA model sits alongside systems strengthening and policy
level interventions to create a positive circle of community, service, systems and policy
development. The combined result of which is improved health outcomes.
2. BACKGROUND TO CONCURRENT MONITORING
Accurate and reliable data about the status of various programmes that are implemented by the
three GoB Departments (DoHFW, SWD and PHED) are needed, to enable evidence-based
decision-making and improvements to the services being provided. Bihar is implementing some
key flagship programmes across the three sectors through SWASTH. It is essential to have a
monitoring system which can assess the quality and effectiveness of the programmes. Hence,
BTAST in close cooperation with SWD, DoHFW and PHED has introduced concurrent monitoring
for important indicators in health, nutrition and WATSAN, as an integral part of SWASTH.
The concurrent monitoring system is expected to generate data to assess the status of the
various programmes and to cross-check against data produced through GoB and SWASTH
management information systems (MIS). Information from the CCM is expected to provide data
that can help informed decision-making across the three Departments and thereby make quality
improvements in their specific areas of work. The CCM data will also be used to quantitatively
evaluate a package of community based approaches (CBA) being implemented in the priority
districts. This TOR covers both CCM and the nested CBA evaluation.
To meet these objectives an external agency with substantial expertise in data collection, analysis
and management needs to be engaged. The agency must also be able to demonstrate that they
have strong and transparent quality assurance mechanisms in place at each stage of the work
and be willing to share raw data on request.
2.1.
Objectives of Concurrent Monitoring
The broad objective of CCM is to generate high quality data and reports on the status of
health, nutrition and WATSAN service implementation, and the outcomes of these
services.
Specifically, CCM aims to:
•
Generate high quality, objective primary data from all block/ districts across Bihar on
health nutrition and WATSAN service provision, utilisation and outcomes.
•
Generate data that specifically allows assessment of the effect of SWASTH related
programmes being undertaken in the 11 priority districts e.g. the CBA package, role
of VHSNDs, etc).
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2.2.
•
Generate high quality data on specific behaviours at the household and village level
on health, nutriton and WASH, which can help understand the uptake of SWASTH
related programmes.
•
Generate data that enables disaggregation by social group and gender.
•
Generate data that allows spatial disaggregation of data on key indicators that are
presented through GIS maps.
•
Triangulate the data generated through this process, with routine and survey data
from other reliable sources to make a ‘best assessment’ of the health, nutrition and
WATSAN status in Bihar.
Progress to date
The concurrent monitoring baseline was delivered between 2012 and 2014 in two phases
(the second phase is currently underway).
3. SCOPE OF WORK
This terms of reference specifically refers to the quantitative endline concurrent monitoring
survey to take place in 2015. Data collection from across 38 districts of Bihar is required. A
research agency with robust data collection and data management skills is required to undertake
the endline quantitative survey as per this ToR. This assignment will be conducted through a
contractual agreement with BTAST, and in consultation with the relevant departments of GoB.
3.1
Assignment aims
a. To conduct a household survey in all blocks of Bihar to track progress on key health,
nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene indicators; the sample size per block will be
larger in CBA evaluation areas for evaluation purposes.
b. To administer questionnaires to other key stakeholders including Frontline Health
Workers (ANMs, ASHAs, AWWs) to track changes in service supply and demand since
the introduction of CP interventions.
c. To conduct an observation checklist at facilities and events.
3.2
Assignment objectives
a. To form an agreement with BTAST, in accordance with the quality assurance
requirements set-out in this ToR, for the training of data collectors and the provision
of regular updates about progress and monitoring of data collection.
b. To collect high quality household level data from all blocks of Bihar on health,
nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (HNWASH).
c. To conduct anthropometric measurement of children under 5 years old in
accordance with guidelines given in the United Nation’s “How to weigh and measure
children” (DP/UN/INT-81-041/6E Manual).
d. To collect questionnaire data from frontline workers (FLW).
e. To complete the observation checklist.
f. To provide accurate and timely schedules for data collection to enable third party
quality assurance of fieldwork.
g. To provide visual maps of basic health and health-service indicators using GIS or
similar software for CCM.
h. To provide BTAST with clean and clearly labelled databases for all surveys (i.e. CCM
household, anthropometric measurements, FLW and observation checklist data) in a
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timely fashion (as per payment deliverables), preferably collected through PDAs or
similar.
3.3
Tasks
BTAST will be leading on the design, sampling and analysis for CCM, but will outsource
other components to the research agency including data collection and management,
quality assurance and graphical presentation of the data using mapping software. There
will be a close working relationship between BTAST and the research agency, including
facilitating third party quality assurance of fieldwork and input into staff training. BTAST
will closely monitor progress and quality of work delivered.
Specific responsibilities of the research agency include:
a. Pre-testing and finalising the required tools in partnership with BTAST staff (BTAST
will provide a final version of the questionnaires for pre-testing). NB: there will only
be minor modifications to the tools used and pre-tested during the baseline survey.
As a result, extensive pre-testing of tools is not anticipated. The agency will also be
required to undertake any translation into local language, that may be required for
the data collection tools.
b. Establishing an appropriate managerial structure.
c. Working with BTAST to develop plans for high quality staff training for field data
collectors, supervisors and other staff. This will be done in accordance to the quality
assurance clauses provided by BTAST.
d. Recruit and train staff to collect the data. This must include strong quality assurance
mechanisms to ensure validity of the data.
e. Putting in place appropriate IT hardware and application software for data collection
and management. The database designer will need to work closely with BTAST in the
initial weeks of data collection to ensure appropriate coding and to rectify any issues
with the database. The database used for the baseline (SPSS) will be made available
to the research agency.
i.
This includes mapping software (such as GIS) to enable clear illustration of
variations in service coverage and health indicators in districts and blocks.
ii.
It is also essential that agencies will have the necessary programming
experience and equipment to collect data using PDAs, smart phones or similar
for rapid assessment of the data.
f. Abiding by a quality assurance agreement which sets-out arrangements with regard
to data collection and data management data (developing and testing the data entry
software, coding responses, entry and cleaning). This will inlcude providing required
information on fieldwork scheduling to enable QA consultants to provide third party
data verification.
g. Collecting and compiling the quality data from selected areas.
h. High quality data management and adherence to quality assurance mechanisms per
agreed protocols, plans and schedules.
i. Providing BTAST with the complete and clearly labelled CCM endline databases after
completion of data cleaning. The agency must also be willing to provide BTAST and
GoB staff access to the raw data on request (within 5 days). This is likely to occur
several times during the course of data collection to enable BTAST to prepare
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periodic reports throughout the year and to assess CCM progress. It may also be
necessary to liaise with BTAST and government staff if clarification about the data is
required. Please note that ownership of the data rests with the Government of
Bihar.
4. QUANTITATIVE METHODS, SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION
Concurrent monitoring will be undertaken to capture learning from across various levels of
SWASTH implementation, as well as from a wide sample of different stakeholders. It covers 534
administrative blocks across the 38 districts. Please note that the Integrated Child Development
Services programme across the same geographical area (38 districts) is implemented through 544
project blocks (instead of the standard adminstrative structure) and the CCM methods and
sampling are cognisant of this distinction to ensure that all ICDS project blocks are covered.
The CCM endline will adopt an diagnostic research design to include a nested component to
evaluate CBA. Emphasis will be given to measuring outcome indicators pertinent to the study
through primary block-level data collection.
The survey will collect data from :
• Beneficiaries at the household level through a survey instrument (including a sufficient
sample to enable disaggregation by exposure to different packages of CBA intervention)
• Service providers and key stakeholders through a survey instrument
• Observations through checklists – including observations of facilities and events
• Anthropometric measurements of children less than 5 years through standard and
universally accepted methods
• Estimation of maternal mortality through the the sisterhood method and direct
measurement for the under-5 mortality rate.
Table 1 below is a summary of the different components of CCM, and lists the key respondents/
sources of information under each of these categories.
TABLE 1: CCM COMPONENT SURVEYS
BENEFICIARY SURVEYS
Households
(Heads
Household)
Mothers (0 - 5 yrs
children)
Pregnant Women
Adolescent girls
Men (husbands)
Mothers-in-laws/senior
decision-maker
OBSERVATIONS OF
FACILITIES, VILLAGE
OUTREACH AND WATSAN
SERVICES
Anganwadi
Centre
(AWC)
Auxilary Nurse Midwife (ANM)
Primary Health Centre
of Anganwadi Worker (AWW)
Uddeepika
(PHC)
of Acrredited Social Health Activist Health Sub-Centre
(ASHA)
Village Details
Panchayati Raj Insitution member
Observations of events
Medical Officer or Medical Officerincluding:
In-Charge
- Village
Heath
Chief District Project Officer (ICDS)
Sanitation
and
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) block
Nutrition
Day
coordinator
(including
Take
Home
Ration
SERVICE PROVIDER AND
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS
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-
Days)
School Sanitation
Bachpan Divas
Others Measurement/Estimates:
Anthropometric Measurement
Weight
Height
MUAC
Oedema
Estimates of Maternal Mortality & U-5 Children Mortality
Data collection tools that were used for the CCM baseline survey will be modified for the endline
survey. The research agency will be consulted for inputs on these tools, whilst BTAST finalises them.
5. SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
Considering that while SWASTH is implemented across all districts of Bihar and taking into account
that CBA package is implemented, in a selected number of districts, the survey incorporates a nested
evaluation component. The focus of the survey is to provide adequate and reliable information for
concurrent monitoring across all districts at the district level, and for the evaluation component at
the block level. The indicators that we are particularly interested in monitoring and evaluating are
those which impact on the maternal mortality ratio, under-5 mortality rate, contraceptive
prevalence rate, malnutrition in children under age 5 years, and anaemia amongst pregnant women
in the rural Bihar. Results from the survey can be useful for management of existing programmes,
deployment of resources and future planning. The findings of this survey can also identify gaps and
barriers to achieving the desired outcomes. This section briefly lays out the sampling framework and
sample size estimates that BTAST aims to follow.
A stratified sampling approach will be employed to select respondents for the CCM across a sample
of 145 blocks from the non-priority districts to provide district level results. The nested evaluation
component will comparing a sample of the intervention blocks with non-intervention blocks to
provide block level results. Complete details of the sampling strategy with instruction on sample
selection will be shared with the data collection agency at the time of data collection. The flow chart
below presents the sampling design. As laid out in the flow chart, the CCM survey component will be
carried out in all the blocks. The evaluation of the CBA intervention blocks will take place by
comparing intervention and non-intervention blocks, which will be matched on a set of defined
criteria. The CBA intervention is currently being implemented in 79 blocks across various district.
An equal number of non-intervention blocks will be selected for comparison.
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All 38 districts in
Bihar
SWASTH Concurrent Monitoring
Survey
27 districts in Bihar
27% blocks in each block be
surveyed across all 27 districts
(145 blocks)
SWASTH concurrent monitoring +
CBA evaluation (nested component)
11 Priority districts
Bihar
20% of the 79 intervention blocks (16 blocks)
from 11 districts and 20% of matched nonintervention blocks (16 blocks)
2356 villages
1984 villages
No segmentation, if HHs are <500
Segmentation done if HHs are >500
33 Households per village
No segmentation, if HHs are <500
Segmentation done if HHs are >500
33 Households per village
In principle, sample size calculations need to be run for almost all important outcome variables.
In this particular case of complex intervention with key indicators have been selected for which
sample size is calculated. The optimal sample size would is the indicator that requires the largest
sample size. Based on key indicator estimates, the sample required for each block is estimated as
2046 households, in order to provide robust information on MCH, nutrition and WATSAN programs
at the block level. (Note due to the small number of mortality cases, infant mortality rate estimates
are considered for the district level and maternal mortality ratio at the state level).
Three-stage sampling design will be adopted in selection of household. Block, village, and
households will be selected at the first, second and third stage respectively as given in the flow
chart. Complete details of the sampling strategy and sample size calculations will be shared with the
agency at the contractual stage.
TABLE 2 SAMPLE SIZES FOR CONCURRENT MONITORING AND NESTED EVALUATION
A. Household
B. Women
C. Un-married
D.
District/Nesting
E. Village
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Adolescent
Male/Moth
Total
Blocks
Questionnaire
(Male)
**
Girls
er-in-law
SWASTH Districts
77748
92520
12160
12160
2356
172624
CBA Intervention
blocks (20% of 79 =
32736
38956
5120
5120
992
72684
16)
CBA
nonIntervention blocks
32736
38956
5120
5120
992
72684
(16)
Total
143220
170432
22400
22400
4340
317991.8
** Note: The women’s questionnaire includes sub-samples with specific questionnaires relevant for (a). currently
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pregnant women; (b) Women having 0-23 month children; (c) Women having children 24-59 months old; and (d)
Women 15-49 per HH
The distribution of this sample across the blocks for the survey and the nested component is given
below:
Frontline workers and officers at the different level will be interviewed as per sample size mentioned
in the Table 3 through in-depth interviews. The different type of facilities/events will also be
observed during this study.
Further details on indicators that were used for the baseline CCM survey are given in Annex 2. And a
list of tools used in the baseline CCM survey are given in Annex 3.
TABLE 3: SAMPLE SIZES FOR FRONTLINE
WORKERS/GOVT. OFFICIALS AND EVENTS
Frontline
No. of per
Total No. for
workers/Facilities
Block
State
MOIC
1
177
CDPO
1
177
TSC
block
1
177
coordinator
ANM
5
885
AWW
10
1770
ASHA
10
1770
VHSND
8
1416
BACHPAN DIVAS
4
708
PRI members
4
708
School Sanitation
4
708
THR
6
1062
6. QUALITY ASSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS
6.1. Quality assurance procedures to be stipulated in contract with research agency
The collection of high quality CCM data is of utmost importance as the data will be used to
monitor health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene outcomes in all blocks of Bihar.
Data collection will be taking place over a wide area simultaneously, involving hundreds of
data collectors.
The evidence obtained from CCM will be used to guide decision-making (e.g. about resource
allocation) across the state. Thus, it is necessary to systematically monitor the quality of data
collection – in particular to assess whether the data collection agency are minimising
sampling and non-sampling errors during the survey.
Although strong quality assurance mechanisms will be put in place and agreed between BTAST and the agency to ensure the validity of the data through high quality training and data
collection/management processes, previous experience and standards of best practice
dictate that independent verification of data quality is also required.
The QA procedures listed below will be in place for this study and the agency should ensure
that its programme of work is designed to facilitate this. These procedures will be written
into the contract with the research agency and penalties specified in the contract will be
enforced should the agency fail to abide by these contractual clauses.
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The agency should also be aware that Quality Assurance (QA) Consultants will be contracted
to support this study and to provide on-going independent appraisal of the quality of data
collection, undertake supportive supervision of data collectors and data collection
supervisors, and feedback the findings to B-TAST. Details of their specific role are provided in
Annex 4.
7. TIMELINE
The tentative timeline for the endline survey process is given below. Agencies will be expected to
propose a realistic timeline for each survey, including time for staff recruitment and training, data
management and data cleaning. This will be discussed and exact dates will be finalised through
discussions between BTAST and the research agency.
Open
tender
Inception
stage
discussions
(finalising
sampling
strategy)
Contract
issued
Inception
stage (staff
training,
piloting
tools, field
work
preparatio
n)
Data
collection/
cleaning
B-TAST QA
reviews
GIS Maps
X
Feb
Jan
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sept
2016
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
Dec
2015
Nov
Oct
Sept
Aug
2014
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Key
Activity underway
Deliverable submitted to
BTAST
8. DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT
Payments will be made on the basis of agreed deliverables. Indicative deliverables are given
below. The detailed payment schedule will be agreed in the final contract.
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S. NO.
•
1a
DELIVERABLE TO TRIGGER PAYMENT
DATE*
Submission of the inception report with full details of training plan
and content, quality assurance plans, field work schedule and data
management plans including data cleaning approach
6th January
2015
1b
• Approval of the inception report
2a
• Evidence of completion of appropriate training of all data collectors
2b
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
• All necessary equipment purchased and approved by B-TAST
(including evidence of receipts)
• Data collection tools piloted
• Draft databases developed
• Data collection tools finalized and approved
• Databases finalized and approved
• Data collection instruments programmed
Submission of 1st 25% of data (one raw database, one cleaned database
– both clearly labelled)
Submission of 2nd 25% of data (one raw database, one cleaned database
Submission of preliminary GIS maps for the 50% of blocks (using
indicator data provided by B-TAST)
Submission of 3rd 25% of data (one raw database, one cleaned database
Submission of 4th 25% of data (one raw database, one cleaned database
Submission of final GIS maps for all 534 blocks (based on indicator data
provided by B-TAST)
Approved brief data collection summary report based on template to be
provided by B-TAST
20th January
2015
5th February
2015
6th February
2015
15th February
2015
8th
March
2015
1st May 2015
1st June 2015
1st July 2015
1st
August
2015
1st October
2015
1st November
2015
1st
January
2016
* tentative
9. REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS
The research agency shall submit the deliverables listed above in hard copy and electronic form
(as relevant) to BTAST as per the timeline, which will be finalized at the time of signing the
contract. In most cases, one or two drafts of the deliverable will need to be submitted for
feedback before the deliverable can be considered final and approved as fulfilling the terms of
the contract.
1.
The agency will report directly to the Director and the Senior M &E Expert of the Monitoring,
Learning and Evaluation Team within BTAST.
2.
All the necessary orders and support to collect data and other information from the Health,
ICDS and PHED Projects for concurrent monitoring will be provided by the State to the
respective authorities.
3.
Without explicit permission to GoB and BTAST the contracted agency will not be able to use
CCM data for any kind of publication or reference.
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10.TERMINATION OF CONTRACT IF ANY DEFAULT BY THE SURVEY AGENCY
10.1 BTAST may notify the Survey Agency of the suspension or termination of this Contract
where the services or any part of them are not provided to the satisfaction of BTAST giving
the reasons for such dissatisfaction and, in the case of suspension, the action required by
the Survey Agency to remedy that dissatisfaction and the time within which it must be
completed.
10.2 Where this Contract is suspended under Clause 1.1 and the Survey Agency subsequently
fails to remedy the dissatisfaction BTAST may terminate the Contract forthwith or make
penalty of 5% out of total budget.
10.3 Payment will be done basis on the completion of work in the following ways; 20% work
completion – 20% payment release and so on.
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ANNEX 1 – SWASTH PROGRAMMES
SWASTH covers a wide range of innovative programmes to improve health, nutrition and WASH
services and increase the demand for and uptake of services. While the strong focus on community
based approaches recognises that most people will access services and learn health seeking
behaviours in their own neighbourhood, major system level reforms are also being undertaken.
Examples of system level reforms implemented
♦
Human Resource Information System at the DoH, with computerised database of all health
workers for use in human resource planning
♦
Public Private Partnership Cell under the State Health Society, to promote, plan and monitor
private sector involvement in services to increase service availability and quality
♦
Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation for efficient procurement and supply of
drugs and equipment to health facilities and construction of buildings
♦
Nutrition monitoring unit at the SWD to monitor services and track expenditure
Examples of district and community initiatives
♦
Family Friendly Hospital Initiative: Helping hospitals improve their quality of service
♦
Nursing skill labs and virtual classrooms: Using information technology to transmit quality
training to nursing schools
♦
Community based approaches: A package of health, nutrition and WASH services aimed at
increasing community participation in both provision and utilisation
♦
Nodal Anganwadi Centres: Using a cluster approach to enhance quality and use of AWC services
♦
Gram Varta: Promoting health messages through women self-help groups
♦
First 1000 days: Training frontline workers to monitor babies during this critical period
♦
Community led total sanitation: Generating community motivation to stop open defecation,
rather than purely focusing on toilet construction
♦
Hand pump maintenance: Training women self-help group members to maintain and repair
hand pumps and thus assure local water supplies.
Further details of the interventions that are specifically referred to as the ‘CBA package’, particularly
for the purposes of CCM, are given below
The CBA package
Empowering women and mobilising communities to take control of their health and nutrition are
pivotal to improving family health, nutrition, and water and sanitation behaviours, and increasing
demand for services. BTAST recognises this, and is implementing a a bundle of interventions to
strengthen health outcomes, through enhanced programme responsiveness, improved quality of
services and greater engagement and dialogue between service users and frontline workers, in some
of the districts in Bihar which include those identified as ‘vulnerable’ (9 priority districts) and two
other districts (total 11 districts). As an approach, CBA involves building on existing social capital, for
example community structures and platforms such as women’s Self Help Groups (SHG). It also
contains complementary components focussing on service and systems strengthening initiatives in
health and nutrition.
Implementing partners
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CBA activities are undertaken in partnership with the Women’s Development Corporation (WDC),
two Federations which support women’s Self Help Groups (Jeevika-BRLPS and Mahila Samakhya) in
districts where they have a presence, and community-level women’s Self Help Groups (SHG). In
districts where Jeevika and Mahila Samakhya are not active, CBA will be expanded through networks
of NGOs, civil society and community based organisations. Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) are partnering with B-TAST for provision of FLW training.
Training has been rolled out through a cascade system following training of trainers by B-TAST. The
purpose of the training is to:
•
Build capacities and knowledge of community led institutions and groups to adopt improved
nutrition, health and water and sanitation (WATSAN) practices and increase demand for
services;
•
Build the skills of frontline workers to provide correct and timely knowledge, information
and counselling support to households;
•
Strengthen the performance of Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Days (VHSND);
•
Mobilise communities to address domestic violence;
•
Improve community level monitoring of services through capacity building of existing
community based institutions, such as SHGs and Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition
Committees (VHSNC).
Components of CBA
SWASTH’s community based methodology is based on five inter-related strategies:
•
Improve the knowledge and health promoting behavior of women, families, and
communities, especially of the poor and vulnerable.
•
Mobilise women and communities to improve their health and well-being. Address the social
and cultural barriers that impede women and socially excluded groups from adopting
improved behaviour and accessing quality services, and create an enabling environment for
communities to demand quality services.
•
Build the capacity of frontline workers and through SWASTH’s systems building inputs, the
supervision, logistics and management systems that support their functioning.
•
Strengthen the management and delivery of local health, nutrition, water and sanitation
services which in the case of health, are anchored to well-functioning referral mechanisms
to higher order medical services.
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Improve community level governance of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation services,
and increase the social accountability of providers and managers.
CBA comprises three key interventions as given in the table below
CBA Interventions
INTERVENTION
ABBREVIATION
GROUP
Gram Varta or Gram Varta Plus
Gram Varta or
(including Community Led Total
Communities
Gram Varta +
Sanitation)
Community
Mobilisation
to VAW
Communities
IMPLEMENTING
GROUP
SHGs
Federations
via
SHGs
via
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INTERVENTION
ABBREVIATION
IMPLEMENTING
GROUP
Federations
GROUP
Address Domestic Violence
Strengthening of VHSNCs and VHSND
VHSND
VHSNC
FLWs, VHSNC
Mukhya,
and Supervisor,
members, Nirmal
Abhiyan (NBA)
Coordinator
(ANM,
Lady
B-TAST
and
Ward
Department
of
Bharat
Health (GoB)
Block
Gram Varta: Participatory Learning for Action (PLA) through SHG Platforms:
The SHG movement in Bihar started in the 1980s. The potential of SHGs as local financial
intermediaries to reach the poor has gained national recognition, mainly due to their community
based participatory approach and sustainability. The main SHPIs within Bihar include a mix of
government and non-governmental bodies which have different origins, objectives, and operational
approaches, and lend themselves to different degrees to the inclusion of SWASTH’s objectives
related to health, nutrition, water and sanitation and women’s empowerment. The agencies include:
the Women’s Development Corporation, SGSY, Jeevika, MahilaSamakya, NABARD and PACS.
The state has over 350,000 SHGs2, and has created a strong social capital which by further
empowering can reap rich dividends for the state. SWASTH in its intention to build upon this
platform for its community mobilisation interventions initiated the PLA work through the existing
government platform, Women Development Corporation which has been the nodal department for
coordination the economic and social empowerment under the Mukhya Mantri Nari Shakti Yojana
and National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) programmes.
The aim to engage with SHGs through the PLA was to:
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Empower women through group solidarity, access to finance, and improved skills. This
improves women’s control over resources and decision-making, increases girl’s and
women’s status and improves women’s, children’s and family health.
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Inform and coach women, the primary carers in the family and community, on improved
health, nutrition and water and sanitation behaviours that they can internalise and share
with their families and social networks.
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Inform and coach women on their entitlements and rights, to reflect on and help redefine
the social norms and culture that undermine their wellbeing, and to take action against
injustice.
The PLA work through SHGs, coined “Gram Varta” aims to mobilise women, especially the
marginalised, both SHG members and community women at large for addressing health, nutrition,
water and sanitation and gender issues by using their SHG meeting forums. The underlying principle
is that participatory learning and action delivered through women’s SHGs is a process through which
women can learn and build confidence through shared experience to understand that their health is
in their own hands, and to have the self-determination and social support to practice new
behaviours.
Gram Varta is a 20 meeting cycle Participatory Learning and Action concept which normally ranges
between 10- 12 months. It is a continuous process of disseminating information and taking stock of
‘how that information gets translated into action’. The PLA will focus on maternal and newborn
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APMAS 2009
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health messages, and a package of what we are calling nutrition+ messages that address nutrition,
child health, family planning, water and sanitation, and gender issues. The two PLA cycles will
promote the priority behaviours that SWASTH has identified in its Behaviour Change
Communications Approach.
Gram Varta Plus (SHG PLA Gram Varta which includes CLTS)
In some areas, the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach has also been embedded in the
Gram Varta cycle, thus called “Gram Varta Plus” which is able to demonstrate a paradigm shift in
promoting improved sanitation practices along with health and nutrition through a communityfocused strategy. CLTS is among one of the community wide sanitation approaches tested on a large
scale in different settings with impressive initial success. Evidence is emerging that CLTS can be an
effective approach to improve hygiene and sanitation behaviours where large scale open defecation
is in practice. In Bihar, in the recent past, CLTS has emerged as an empowering approach to seek
open defection free communities improve the usage of constructed toilets and create demand for
sanitation under ongoing total sanitation campaign (TSC). It is with this aim in mind that CLTS was
embedded into the Gram Varta PLA cycle and called Gram Varta Plus. The “Gram Varta Plus” pilot
PLA cycle has been well established in pilot areas after which the process for scale up started.
Community Mobilisation to Address Domestic Violence (VAW)
Bihar is one of the states in India with the highest percentage of spousal violence cases at 59%, as
per the NFHS III survey. The state has initiated several women empowerment programmes and
schemes towards preventing as well as responding to the issues of violence against women. In
keeping with this objective, the state in the recent years has implemented an intensive year long
social awareness programme under the aegis of WDC to end gender based violence alongside strict
implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. As part of SWASTH
support to the state, SWASTH had developed an Operational Plan to address domestic violence in
Bihar; this plan rests heavily not only on strengthening existing state and district based institutions
for dealing and responding to VAW cases but also focuses on preventive approaches through
working with communities, schools, health systems and police and judiciary in the state.
SWASTH has engaged with Bihar Mahila Samakhya to pilot a community based initiative in 2 blocks
each in Gaya and Jehanabad districts. The pilot has been successfully implemented with the
completion of training of trainers for all cadres including folk theatre artists, core facilitators who will
be conducting the debriefing sessions and the team of community volunteers who have been
selected from local communities for conducting home visits and acting as referral points. After
successful intervention scale up the interventions to five more districts, SWASTH priority district with
technical support from Bihar Mahila Samakhya.
Strengthening -VHSNCs and VHSNDs
Government of Bihar, through the State Health Society, is leading on VHSND strengthening, largely
through capacity building of Frontline Health Workers (ANM, AWW, ASHA) and PRI member as well
as supportive supervision of front line health workers and monitoring. State Health Society is also
working towards strengthening VHSNCs in the State again through capacity building of VHSNC
members (ANM, AWW, ASHA, Senior mechanic from PHED, Lady Supervisor). B-TAST is actively
involved in supporting GoB in strengthening VHSND and VHSNC in the State.
Under NRHM, VHSNCs are mandated to prepare and implement village health plans using the
allocated Rs. 10,000 per year untied fund they receive, and to support VHSNDs. In Bihar, training of
VHSNCs has been generally poor, and VHSNCs have not been decentralised down to the village but
remain at Gram Panchayat level. SWASTH CBA in partnership with State Health Society therefore
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proposed to support the strengthening of capacities of VHSNCs as a vehicle for community led
change as envisaged under NRHM.
Village health, sanitation and nutrition day (VHSND) is a key strategy of NRHM to improve access to
primary health care and improve community participation in the programme. It has been envisaged
as a convergent platform for health, nutrition and Watsan services. The last is poorly conceptualized
under NRHM, and here lies an opportunity for SWASTH to develop a doable and scalable model that
can be replicated. The VHSNCs are standing committees of the PRI system and have a pivotal role to
play in the implementation of VHSNDs in the state. In Bihar the village level committees have not yet
been formed and the Gram Panchayat level VHSNCs are responsible for the conduct and oversight of
VHNDs.
The state’s efforts in introducing the village health, sanitation and nutrition day strategy have also
met with limited success mainly because of poor planning and weak monitoring and supervision. In
other states, VHSND has emerged as a powerful platform for improving utilisation of health services
and inculcating health seeking behaviours. SWASTH CBA realises the potential of both VHSNC and
VHSND in collaboration with State Health Society has agreed on certain approaches to strengthen
the capacities of VHSNDs
The multi-dimensional, multi-partner approach to CBA adopted by SWASTH (and supported by BTAST) is ambitious but necessary to achieve the multiple objectives set by the programme (Fig. 1).
CBA coverage
Roll-out of CBA is a staged process, by intervention and by geographical coverage. Whilst a couple of
other interventions (not included in the CBA package here in the ToR) may be piloted and
developed, those which are included in the current CBA package are well-established in other
settings (VHSND, Gram Varta+) and, as a result, can be rolled out more rapidly.
Geographical coverage of CBA is, itself, staged: Firstly, CBA was initially implemented in four of the
11 priority districts before expanding to the remaining 7 districts. Secondly, interventions which are
resource intensive, for example Gram Varta+, have been introduced in selected areas of these
districts as the aim is to create local resources and capacity which will then be used to scale-up CBA
to additional parts of the same district (intra-district expansion). Over time the number of districts
in which CBA is active will also increase (inter-district expansion). Each year there will be an increase
in both intra- and inter-district expansion.
The location of the 11 SWASTH priority districts, B-TAST CBA priority districts and blocks are shown
below.
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FIG. 2: SWASTH PRIORITY DISTRICTS
Initial CBA Blocks by District:
District
Block
Gaya
Belaganj
Gaya Town
Imamganj
Konch
Mohanpur
Jehanabad
Ghosi
Jehanabad Sadar
Makhdumpur
District
Banka
Purnia
Block
Bausi
Katuria
Amour
Baisa
Baisi
Banmankhi
Bhawanipur
Dhamdaha
Krityanand Nagar
Rupauli
It should be remembered that CBA is not being implemented in isolation from other health
programmes and initiatives, some initiated by GoB, others by development partners. This has
implications for M&E of CBA.
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ANNEX 2 - INDICATORS FOR CCM HOUSEHOLD AND FACILITY SURVEYS
INDICATOR
WATER & SANITATION (WATSAN)
% of households access to toilet facilities
% of households using toilet facilities
MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
RESPONDENTS/DEFINITIONS
Mothers/caregivers of children <5 years
Flush/pour flush to piped sewer system,
Flush/pour flush to septic tank, Flush/pour
flush to a pit latrine, Ventilated improved pit
(VIP) latrine, Pit latrine with a slab,
Composting toilet
% of household using cleaning agents for hand Hand washing with soap or ash after
washing
defecation, before eating, before feeding an
infant or young child and safe disposal of
child excreta
% of women/caregivers of children under-five Mothers/caregivers of children <5 years
hand washing with soap after defecation
% of women/caregivers of children under-five Mothers/caregivers of children <5 years
reporting safe disposal of child excreta (usual
practices)
% of households using improved drinking Piped water into dwelling/yard/plot, Public
water sources
tap/standpipe,
Tubewell/borehole,
Protected dug well, Protected spring,
Rainwater, Bottled water
% of household using an appropriate Appropriate water treatment methods
treatment method of water prior to drinking
include boiling, bleaching, straining, filtering
and solar disinfecting
% of children (under 5 years) who had Mothers/caregivers of children <5 years
diarrhoea during last two weeks.
# of dysfunctional hand pumps made Gram Pradhan/teacher
functional in last three months
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CARE (HEALTH)
ANTENATAL CARE
% of women who received any antenatal Mothers of children <5 years (we could
check-up (ANC) during pregnancy.
consider restricting to mothers of children <1
or <2 years to minimise recall error for
perinatal indicators)
% of women who had antenatal check-up in As above
first trimester
% of women who had three or more ANC
As above
% of women who had at least one tetanus As above
toxoid injection
% of women whose Blood Pressure (BP) taken As above
% of women who consumed 100 IFA Tablets
As above
% of women who had full antenatal check-up
As above
% of women who had extra diet/food during As above
her pregnancy
DEIVERY CARE
% Institutional delivery
As above
% Delivery at home
As above
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MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
% Delivery at home conducted by skilled As above
health personnel
% Safe Delivery
As above
% women who received post-natal care within As above
two weeks of delivery
% women who received financial assistance As above
for delivery under JSY
% of women who received post natal care As above
within 48 hours of delivery of their last child
NEWBORN CARE PRACTICES
% of women practicing kangaroo care As above
immediately after birth
% of infants wrapped immediately after birth
As above
% safe cord care practices
As above
CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
% of infants breastfed within one hour of birth As above
% of infants (age <6 months) exclusively Children <6 months; children 6-23 months
breastfed
% of children (6 to 23 months) given Children 6-23 months
complementary feeding (breast milk + semi
solids)
CHILD IMMUNIZATION AND VITAMIN A SUPLIMENTATION
% of Children (12-23 months) fully immunized Children 12-23 months; BCG, 3 doses each of
DPT, and Polio and Measles
% of Children 12-23 months who have Children 12-23 months
received BCG
received 3 doses of polio vaccine
received 3 doses of DPT vaccine
received measles vaccine
% of Children age 12-35 months who received Children 12-35 months
a vitamin A dose in last 6 months
% of Children (9-35 months) who have Children 9-35 months
received at least one dose of Vitamin A
TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD DISEASE (CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS BASED ON LAST
SURVIVING CHILDREN)
% of child morbidity in the last 14 days: fever, Children under-five
cough, diarrhea
% of Children with acute respiratory Children under-five
infection/fever in the last two weeks who
were given treatment
% of children under-five with symptoms of Children under-five
fever in the last two weeks who sought
treatment from a health facility or formal
health provider
% of Children with Diarrhoea in the last two Children under-five
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INDICATOR
weeks who received ORS
% of Children with Diarrhoea in the last two Children under-five
weeks who were given (HAF/ORS/ORT)
treatment
% of Children had check-up within 24 hours Children under-five
after delivery (based on last live birth)
FAMILY PLANNING (CURRENTLY MARRIED AGE 0-5 YEARS OF CHILDREN MOTHER)
% Any Method
Mothers of children <5 years
% Any Modern method
% Female Sterilization
% Male Sterilization
% IUD
% Pill
% Condom
% Total unmet need
% For spacing
% For limiting
QUALITY OF CARE
% of women who visited any health facility in Mothers of children <5 years
12 months
% of women who ever visited a health facility Mothers of children <5 years
by main source of health care
% of women by services they went for to a Mothers of children <5 years
public or private clinic during 12 months
Quality of clinical service: Public vs. Private Mothers of children <5 years
facilities
• Median waiting time
• Percentage who said the staff spent
enough time
• Percentage who said the staff talked
to them: Nicely, Somewhat nicely, Not
nicely
% who said the staff respected their need for Mothers of children <5 years
privacy
% who said the staff explained things to Mothers of children <5 years
them: Clearly, Somewhat clearly, Not clearly
% who said the staff were: Helpful, Somewhat Mothers of children <5 years
helpful, Not helpful
% who rated facility as: Very clean,
Somewhat clean, Not clean
% who paid money for: Provider fees,
Medicine, Transport, Other
% distribution of women who, based on their Mothers of children <5 years
own experience or perception, compare the
public and private facilities on a number of
issues relating to quality of clinical services
• Closer to home or work place
• Availability of doctor
MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
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• Short waiting time
• Availability of medicine
• Cleanliness of the facility
• Staff's treatment of the client
• Provision of privacy if needed
• Affordability of services
• Effectiveness of treatment
% of sterilised women or their husbands who
were told about other methods of
contraception at the time of sterilisation
% of sterilised women or their husbands who
were told about side effects of sterilisation
• Quality of clinical services for
sterilization
• Facility was clean
• Had enough privacy
• Provider answered the questions
• Staff treated nicely
• Would recommend this facility
NUTRITION
% of children under five weighed at the AWC
in the last month
% of chidren under 5 years who are
underweight (weight-for-age)
% of children under 5 years who are stunted
(height-for-age)
% of children under 5 years who are wasted
(weight-for-height)
% children under two with MUAC <115cm
% children under two with bilateral pitting
oedema
% of children under 5 years who are severely
malnourished (WHZ <-3SD) who are referred
to a PHC/CHC
% of children under 5 years who are severely
malnourished (WHZ <-3SD) who are referred
to a Nutritional Rehabilitation Center
% of women who have consumed foods rich in
bio-available iron in the last 24 hours
% of adolescent girls 10-19 years old who have
taken a deworming tablet in the last 6 months
% of adolescent girls 10-19 years old who have
taken an iron and folic acid supplement in the
previous week
% of children 1-5 yrs old having received
deworming tablets in the previous 12 months
% of children 6 months to 5 yrs old having
received two doses of vitamin A in the
MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
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Children under-five
Children under-five
Children under-five
Children under-five
Children under-two
Children under-two
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INDICATOR
MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
previous 12 months
% of 3 IYCF practices in children aged 6-23 Children 6-23 months
months
Average No. of times Child weighed by AWW Children under-five
in last 3 months
ADDITIONAL INDICATORS ON WASH, WOMEN’S & CHILD HEALTH
% of households using iodized salt
0-5 years of children mother; also potentially
at the household level via the household
head
% of children under-five who slept under a Mothers of children <5 years, recall period
Long Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) last night
24 hours
% of women who tested positive for malaria, Mothers of children <5 years
and received treatment
% of women who slept under a LLIN last night Mothers of children <5 years; recall period
24 hours
% with regular exposure to media (TV, radio, Mothers of children <5 years
or news paper at least once a week)
% children aged 6-59 months receiving Children 6-59 months
supplementary nutrition provision from the
AWC in the last month (and for how many
days in the last month)
Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and 0-5 years of children mother; also potentially
pregnancy mortality ratio: using the at the household level via the household
‘sisterhood’ method (the survival of all adult head
sisters) and whether women were pregnant,
or within 42 days of delivery or pregnancy
termination when they died
(VAW)
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
% distribution of women age 15-49 who Mothers of children <5 years
decides how men’s cash earnings will use
% distribution of women & men who usually Mothers of children <5 years
make decision about four kind of issues
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Own health care
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Major household purchases
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Purchases of daily household needs
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Visits to her family or relatives
% of women who usually make
specific decisions alone or jointly
% of men age 15-49 who think a wife should Men married to women
have an equal or greater say than her husband household interview
on five specific kinds of decisions
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Making major household purchases
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Making purchases for daily household
needs
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Visits to her family or relatives
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What to do with the money the wife
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INDICATOR
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MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
earns
How many children to have
% of women who will be allowed to go alone
to specific places and percentage who will not
allowed to go at all (alone or with someone
else) to any of the specific place
% of women who reported being verbally or
physically abused by their family in their most
recent pregnancy
% of women experienced violence in 12
months preceding the survey
% of women who have ever experienced any
type of domestic violence
% of women who have experienced
physical violence in the past 12 months
% of women who have ever suffered
emotional, physical, or sexual violence in the
family
% of women who have ever sought help from
any source to end the violence
% of women who have reported that in past
few weeks they lost/felt her mental health
due to any type of domestic violence
% of women who have ever experienced
domestic violence by participation in decisionmaking (Own health care, Large household
Purchases, Small household purchases, Visits
to her family or relatives).
% of women aware about Acts of violence
KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS
Women’s knowledge and awareness about:
- Aware of treatment for diarrhoea
- Treatment of ARI/ Pneumonia
- women who are aware importance of
HAF/ORS/ORT
- Vitamin A doses/schedule
- Hygiene practices
danger signs in pregnancy
- Danger
signs
of
reproductive
morbidity
- RTI/STI
- danger signs of New Born which
required medical care
- IFA tablets and syrup for pregnant
women
- Early initiation of breastfeeding
- Importance of colostrum
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INDICATOR
MATCHING
INDICATORS
CCM CBA
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At what age should a child be
exclusively breast-fed
- prevent iron deficiency among
children
- Timing
of
introduction
of
complementary foods
% of women who think weight gain in Mothers of children <5 years (we could
pregnancy should be monitored
consider restricting to mothers of children <1
or <2 years)
% of women reporting they ate less, the same, As above
or more during their most recent pregnancy
than before in different trimesters
Women’s perceptions, awareness and Mothers of children under-five
participation in:
- AWC services/activities
- ASHA services/activities
- ANM services/activities
- Village health sanitation and nutrition
day
- Referral process for malnourished
children to NRC
- Village health sanitation and nutrition
committees
- Mata Samiti
- Nigrani committees
Sources of data from the Health Sub centre (HSC), Anganwadi Centre (AWC), Households
(HH), VHSND/VHSNC/BD/Mata Samiti apart from these we will collect the data to services
provider. Data from more than one source will be used for triangulation.
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ANNEX 3 –COMPONENTS USED IN THE BASELINE CCM SURVEY
The following components/tools were used as a part of the baseline CCM and will form the basis for
the endline survey, but this open to additions and refinements after discussions between BTAST and
the contracted agency. This list is provided here to assist the development of the initial expressions
from interested agencies.
A. Beneficiary interviews
1) Interview with the head of the household
For each sampled household the head of the household will be interviewed using a household
questionnaire to collect basic information such as age, sex, marital status, and educational status of
each member in the household. In addition, the household questionnaire will collect information on
sources of livelihood and ownership of assets, landholdings, type of house, media exposure,
materials used for cooking, source of lighting, source of drinking water, access to toilet facilities, and
types of toilets. The above information will be collected for all the households having at least one
eligible respondent considered for the study.
2) Men’s questionnaire
Husbands of women with a child under-five will also be interviewed. Areas of enquiry include:
Information from eligible women’s husbands about age, educational status, occupation, knowledge
and source of knowledge and practices of health, nutrition and watsan services, reported symptoms
of RTI/STI , knowledge to violence against women and male participation. Apart from these
information desires for children, reasons for not using Family Planning methods, future intention to
use Family Planning methods and knowledge about no scalpel vasectomy (NSV) data will collect.
3) Interview among mothers/primary caregivers of children under 5 years
As per the objective of the study the mothers of children under 5 years (or their primary caregiver if
not the mother) will be interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The issues to be covered
during the interviews include maternal/caregiver factors, coverage and quality of services, child
factors, and other relevant indictors for estimating maternal mortality
4) Interview among pregnant women
Pregnant women will be interviewed using a structured questionnaire to assess: Knowledge,
awareness and practices in relation to pregnancy; Knowledge Awareness and Practice regarding
nutrition needs and care of women and young children; Availability, accessibility, quality and
utilization of antenatal services at AWC/VHSND; Availability, utilization and perceptions regarding
SNP at the AWCs; Coverage of micro nutrients supplements including IFA; Interactions with FLWs
and kind of advise received on pregnancy and delivery related and health care seeking; the
regularity and content of outreach services in the village/status of (village health sanitation and
nutrition committee (VHSNC).
5) Interview among adolescent girls
Adolescent girls will be interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data will be collected about:
Health and hygiene (e.g. menstrual hygiene); Coverage of micro nutrients supplements including IFA;
Availability, utilization and perceptions (e.g. of quality) regarding services at the AWCs
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6) Interview among women who had a pregnancy outcome in the reference period
This will enable measurement of stillbirths, neonatal mortality and other indicators such as the sex
ratio.
B. Service Provider Interviews
1) ASHA Interview
Attempts will be made to assess the Knowledge Awareness and Practices of ASHA workers on health
nutrition and watsan of mothers of young children, pregnant women, child feeding, immunization,
ANC, PNC, etc. Apart from this AHSA worker’s role in preparing micro birth plan, motivating
pregnant women for institutional deliveries will be assessed. Areas specific to training and capacity
building activities will be also looked into.
2) ANM Interview
Attempts will be made to assess the Knowledge Awareness and Practices (KAP) of ANMs on health
nutrition and watsan of mothers of young children, pregnant women, child feeding, immunization,
ANC, PNC etc. Apart from this ANM’s involvement in preparation of micro birth plan, promoting
family planning and institutional deliveries will be assessed. In addition to this her monthly progress
report (MPR) will be reviewed and analysed and vital statistics pertaining to her sub-centre will be
gathered. Areas specific to training and capacity building activities will also be assessed.
3) MOIC / CDPO Interview
MOIC and CDPOs will be interviewed in every block. Attempts will made to assess the Knowledge
Awareness and Practices (KAP) on various issues relating to supply of instruments/equipment and
medicines to the AWCs, Sub-center, PHC, up-gradation/construction of AWC / sub-center buildings,
coverage of training programmes, MIS system, performance of AWCs in providing and
implementation of nutrition other than those of ICDS and SHIFW etc and role of PRIs.
4) DSWO Interview
At the district level quarterly report will share to the DSWO. One meeting will held at the district
level to understand the status of the outcome indicators. Efforts will be made to understand the
impediments to health nutrition and watsan village level services.
C. Facility Surveys
1) AWC Observation and services
In each sampled AWC the team will spend a full day and make observation on the location of the
AWC, electricity, water and sanitation facilities, availability and working condition of the
instruments/equipment, SNP (THR), availability and display of IEC materials, stock position of various
supplies, availability of preschool kits/play materials, storage facilities, availability and maintenance
of records registers and growth charts at the AWCs etc. The number and type of beneficiary’s visit
the facility and method of providing services to the beneficiaries will be observed at the AWCs. An
observation check list will use to record the observations at the AWCs. AWWs will also be
interviewed using the same lines of enquiry as given in B1 and B2 above.
2) Observation of facilities and services in Sub Centers (SC)
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Sub-centres will be assessed using an observation check list covering the availability of basic
medicine, IEC materials, drinking water, sanitation, instruments and equipment, adequate staff,
buildings, condition of the buildings, attendance of service users etc.
3) VHSND Observation
The village health sanitation and nutrition day (VHSND) is the fixed health and nutrition day
observed at the AWC. An observation check list will be used to observe participation of service
providers and beneficiaries, number of beneficiaries attending the AWC. The checklist will also be
used to check the availability of electricity, water and sanitation facilities, availability and working
condition of the instruments/equipment, SNP (THR), availability and display of IEC materials, stock
position of various supplies, storage facilities, availability and maintenance of records registers and
growth charts at the AWCs etc. The number and type of beneficiaries visit at facility and method of
providing services to the beneficiaries will observe at the AWCs. An observation check list will be
used to record the observations at the AWCs on VHSN days.
4) Bachpan Divas Observation
Bachpan Divas will be observed in each Block though an observation checklist. Participation of
service providers and beneficiaries, number of beneficiaries attending the Bachpan Divas and the
activities undertaken will be observed.
5) Village level checklist
A village check list will be used to observe availability of drinking water in the village, sanitation
facilities, drainage facilities, location of the AWC and the sub-center, improved percentage of
functional tube well in the village, and average number of improved water sources (quality tested) in
the village. Areas of inquiries will fed back in consultation with B-TAST and NBA coordinator.
6) Assessment of Nodal Anganwadi Centres
Nodal AWCs are another SWASTH programme of interest. We request that the agencies propose a
nested methodology, including the sampling approach and indicators to assess the functioning of
Nodal AWCs.
D. Other estimates and measurements
1) Anthropometric Measurement Among Children Under 5 Years
Undernutrition will be assessed as follows:
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Wasting (weight-for-height Z-score <-2.00, MUAC <115 mm),
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Stunting (height-for-age Z-score <-2.00)
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Underweight (weight-for-age Z-score <-2.00)
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Global and Severe Malnutrition (wasting + oedema)
The following procedure will be followed for ascertaining the age of the child
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The information on date of birth, and age of each child in completed months will be ascertained
from the mother of the child using a specially designed local event calendar. A variety of probing
techniques will be used to ensure maximum accuracy in recording child age.
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The guidelines given in the United Nation’s “How to weigh and measure children” will be
followed whilst taking anthropometric measurements of children (DP/UN/INT-81-041/6E
Manual)
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The weight of each child will measure by using digital weighing machines. The weight
measurement will record up to 100 grams.
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Children under-two years of age should have their recumbent length measured, and children
two and older should have their standing height measured to the nearest mm with appropriate
equipment.
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MUAC should be measured with an appropriately marked tape, and measured to the nearest
mm.
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Assessment for the presence of bilateral pitting oedema in both feet should be made.
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ANNEX 4 - QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES INCLUDE:
A. Selection of Interviewers & Supervisors
Investigators and supervisors should be graduates having 1-2 years’ experience in
health-nutrition related survey and CAPI
Should be familiar with local dialect
Should be able to conduct interviews in the villages with appropriate respondent
Should be able to conduct in-depth interviews with Government functionaries
B. Training: Interviewers & Supervisors:
Trainers should be well trained on the topic/subject
Need to follow training rules: No more than 30 participants in one batch of training
Required training materials should be submitted to and approved by B-TAST before
training begins
Required training materials should be provided to each interviewer/participant during
the training
Training should be conducted over the duration specified by BTAST
Required equipment should be available in the venue
Participatory methods should be used in training instead of one-way training
Mock interviews and focus group practice should be done during training
Two days field practice and follow-up debriefing session should be conducted to rectify
any query, confusion, problems etc. encountered by the participants
1-2 persons from B-TAST will be present in the training to provide support as well as
monitor the training
C. Formation of Survey Teams
Team size and number of teams should be formed as per MoU
A list of team members (name of interviewers and supervisor) will be provided to B-TAST
before starting fieldwork
Only trained interviewers will be in the team throughout the fieldwork, and no
substitute will be allowed
Team should contain 2-male, 2-female interviewers and 1-supervisor
Incomplete teams will not start fieldwork – In such cases, BTAST representative must be
informed so that appropriate action can be taken
D. Survey Implementation/field Visit Plan
The survey agency will submit a visit plan before starting fieldwork and BTAST should be
notified of any deviation to the plan well in advance (at least 1 week) so that appropriate
arrangements can be made for monitoring purpose.
Visit plan should be prepared with name of interviewers and supervisors and their
assigned district, block, & villages and contact details (i.e. mobile phone number)
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Only complete team will conduct survey – no substitute or temporary arrangements will
be allowed
Each interviewer must have CAPI without CAPI team will be considered incomplete
All essential equipment must be taken to each site and used by the fieldwork teams e.g.
correct measuring equipment
BTAST will provide an initial list of selected sample sites (sampled by an independent
statistician). After this, the remaining list will be provided only when BTAST is satisfied
with the data quality and completion of previous work which will be measured based on
the raw data provided by the survey agency after completion of each Block.
If for any reason it is not possible to collect data from the specified sites (e.g. household)
then an agreed plan for selection of alternatives will be followed.
E. Quality Control at the Field and office Level
>40% back check, cross check, and spot check should be done by the survey agency field
supervisors and
10% supervision will be done by the survey agency coordinator in the field
Supervisor should check data collected before leaving the village and take all reasonable
efforts to ensure the data is of good quality
A list should be prepared for daily monitoring checks by the supervisors
B-TAST will select Quality Assurance officers for field monitoring & supportive
supervision
B-TAST will also conduct quality assurance checks
BTAST team will visit the research agency offices to check office editing work as well as
data entry and analysis
F. Other Key Instructions
Survey work will start in Priority Districts
Survey will be started in 2 districts at a time and move forward simultaneously
B-TAST will provide a list of selected villages of each block
Survey will be conducted as per the final sampling strategy
Raw data will be shared on weekly basis
Based on data quality, approval will be given for further work
Standard instruments will be used in data collection like BMI tap, digital weighing
machine, height measurement instrument etc.
Temporary arrangements will not be allowed or compromise with the standard
G. Responsibilities of Survey Agency
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Survey Agency will be required to ensure quality of data collected by adhering to the
following:
o
The Field Survey Team should ensure complete coverage of the sample units in the
block, households in sample unit and also the contents of the surveyed schedules by
undertaking a thorough checking. Due care should be taken for legibility of writing,
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clarity of figures, correct transfer entries between schedules, etc. as per the field
scrutiny guidelines, to be prepared and used by the agency and guidelines to be
shared with B-TAST.
o
The primary responsibility of the Survey Supervisor will be to supervise the fieldwork
of the survey teams allotted to him/her. He/she will carry out independent
inspections in not less than 10% of the households in each of the sample units.
Besides, he/she would also carry out a detailed scrutiny of all the surveyed
schedules to check for inter and intra consistency of data and also to rule out any
other kind of mistakes as per the scrutiny plan, to be prepared and used by the
agency and scrutiny plan to be shared with B-TAST.
•
Survey agency will have to rectify errors generated during data entry due to various inbuilt
validation checks in the data entry application.
•
Regular inspections by B-TAST officials will be carried out to secure the overall quality of
data. The inspections may be in the form of concurrent or post-survey inspection. If any
irregularities are found as a result of these inspections, the survey agency needs to rectify
the same. Survey agency shall be responsible to provide requisite information and facilitate
inspection by B-TAST officials.
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B-TAST will deploy a third-party or independent research officers for auditing the surveyed
data to ensure its quality and also to maintain the credibility during the survey. Survey
agency shall be required to provide requisite information and facilitate inspection by the
third party audit team or independent research officers. The findings of the third party audit
team or independent research officers shall be binding on the survey agencies.
The role of independent QA consultants
Sampling errors will be monitored by establishing whether the agency has collected data in the
specific villages that have been sampled. Non-sampling errors (e.g. whether supervisors and
interviewers are adhering to agreed data collection protocols, and whether survey responses are
consistent during back-checks) will be minimized through field assessments by 9 QA consultants.
QA consultants will undertake frequent spot checks and back checks to ensure field data quality.
They will also attend the training of data collectors to gain a deeper understanding of the
expectations of the different cadres of field staff. A checklist for the QA consultants to use in the
field is being developed by B-TAST. Training on how to use the tool and undertake QA activities will
be provided by B-TAST.
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