Table 6 Research activity schedule and description
Activity phase | Duration (in months) | Activity details |
|---|---|---|
Inception | 0-3 | Identification of private providers; Service provider assessment (baseline); Recruitment and training of project field staff; Field-testing and finalisation of all research and monitoring tools developed for the project |
Baseline | 4-5 | Small-sample population-based household survey |
Service provision & routine monitoring of programme activities | 5-31 | Provision of family planning services; routine collection, prospective client follow-up, reporting and use of service delivery statistics; data quality assessments; external voucher validation survey (each year); and special qualitative studies with clients, providers and project staff. |
Endline | 31-34 | Small-sample household survey; Service provider assessment (endline); collection/verification of financial data for the cost-effectiveness analysis; data entry and cleaning. |
In-depth analysis | 34-36 | In-depth comparative analysis of baseline and endline data; triangulation with qualitative special studies and services data |
Knowledge dissemination | 35-36 | Research reports; peer-reviewed publications; flyers; briefs; presentation at different forums; other topical dissemination products |