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Table 1 A summary of the instruments and data collection tools for monitoring clinical mentorship program

From: Improving the quality of maternal and newborn health outcomes through a clinical mentorship program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: study protocol

Data collection tools

Frequency of data collection

Instruments for Mentors Use

• Mentor’s self-report form

Per each mentoring session/facility

• Pre-mentoring mentee’s clinical skills, knowledge and attitude checklist

Per each mentoring session/facility

• Post-mentoring mentee’s clinical skills, knowledge and attitude checklist

Per each mentoring session/facility

• Mentee satisfaction

Per each mentoring session/facility

• Mentee’s log book

Per each mentoring session/facility

• 3-month delivery record review and abstractiona

Per each mentoring session/facility

Instrument for DRC Ministry of Health Coordinator’s Use

• Monthly summary report

Monthly

Instruments for Project Monitoring Team’s Use (for quality control)

(For randomly selected facilities)

• Mentor’s activity monitoring form (by interviewing head of the facility)

Per facility

• Mentee’s logbook

Per facility

• Mentee’s satisfaction

Per facility

• 3-month delivery record review and abstractiona

Per facility

• Facility condition assessmenta

Per facility

  1. athe same tools used during baseline surveys [7]