Table 1 Description of Principal Component Analysis input variables
Input variable description | Type | Survey source |
|---|---|---|
What proportion of providers at facility offer both child immunization and family planning services?a | Continuous between 0 and 1 | Provider |
What proportion of providers at facility routinely offers family planning information during child immunization or child growth monitoring visits?a | Continuous between 0 and 1 | Provider |
What is the average count of family planning topics that providers at facility discuss with client during child health service visits?b | Ordinal between 0 and 7 FP topics include: (1) Identify reproductive goals (2) Provide information about different FP methods (3) Discuss the client's FP preferences (4) Help women select a suitable method (5) Educate women to use the selected method (6) Explain side effects (7) Explain specific medical reasons to return | Provider |
What proportion of providers at facility do not request partner consent prior to woman’s receipt of family planning services during a child health service visit?a | Continuous between 0 and 1 | Provider |
Does the facility provide both child immunization and family planning services? | Binary (0 = no, 1 = yes) | Facility |
What is the normal practice at this facility if client wants family planning information during a child health service visit?c | Ordinal between 0 and 7 Responses include: (0) Facility does not provide child health services (1) Facility does provide child health services but does not provide family planning services (2) Client is given no information or referral (3) Client is given referral to another facility (4) No appointment made, client told to return on a different day (5) Appointment made for different day (6) Client sometimes receives information on same day (7) Client always receives information on same day | Facility |
What is the normal practice at this facility if client wants hormonal method of family planning during a child health service visit?c | Ordinal between 0 and 7 Responses include: (0) Facility does not provide child health services (1) Facility does provide child health services but does not provide family planning services (2) Client is given no information or referral (3) Client is given referral to another facility (4) No appointment made, client told to return on a different day (5) Appointment made for different day (6) Client sometimes receives method on same day (7) Client always receives method on same day | Facility |
What is the score of operational days when both child immunization and family planning services are offered?d | Continuous between 0 and 1 Defined as: (Proportion of operational days that child immunization services are provided) multiplied by (Proportion of operational days that family planning services are provided) | Facility |