Summary of Baseline and Other Assessments. In November, 2001, MCDI implemented a Knowledge, Practices and Coverage (KPC) survey to collect baseline information for the Phase II project. Information from this survey supplemented some of the findings obtained during XXXX’s 2000 KPC survey, which primarily focused on HIV/AIDS. A summary of the Rapid CATCH findings from the NDCSP Baseline Survey is included below. NDCSP Rapid Catch Findings Percent Measure of child health and well-being % of children aged 0-23 months who are underweight(-2SD from the median weight-for-age, according to the WHO/NCHS reference population N/A Prevention of Illness/Death % of children age 0-23 months who were born at least 24 months after the previous surviving child N/A % of children age 0-23 months whose births were attended by skilled health personnel 84.5% % of mothers with children age 0-23 months who received at least two tetanus toxoid injections before the birth of their youngest child 88.5%* % of children age 0-5 months who were exclusively breastfed during the last 24 hours 34.3% % of children aged 6-9 months who received breast-milk and complementary foods during the last 24 hours N/A % of children age 12-23 months who are fully vaccinated before the first birthday 51.2% % of children 12-23 months who received a measles vaccine 60.5% % of children 0-23 months who slept under an insecticide-treated net the previous night N/A % of mothers with children age 0-23 months who cite at least two known ways of reducing the risk of HIV infection 68.0% % of mothers with children age 0-23 months who report that they wash their hands with soap/ash before food preparation, before feeding, after defecation, and after attending to a child who has defecated 5.2% Management/Treatment of Illness % of mothers of children age 0-23 months who know at least two signs of childhood illness that indicate the need for treatment 36.3% % of sick children age 0-23 months who received increased fluids and continued feeding during an illness in the past two weeks 1.4% *This information is based on one TT injection as asked in the baseline KPC There has been improvement in knowledge, practices and behavior among mothers/caregivers since the project’s inception. A comparison of the population prior to project start-up in 1996 with the population after the completion of Phase I of the project is described per intervention area below.
Summary of Baseline and Other Assessments. In addition to numerous planning meetings, networking, and in-depth discussions with partners and collaborators, the GHANAQ project has or is in the process of conducting the following quantitative and qualitative assessments. Results from these assessments have contributed to the design of program strategies as detailed in this document and, when completed, will further help project staff and partners to refine the work, training, behavior change communication, and monitoring and evaluation strategies and activities: • Community-based Qualitative Assessment (CQA) • Institutional Assessments (IA) • Health Facility Assessment (HFA) • Population-based Survey (KPC) • Post KPC Focus Group Discussions (community members and community-based providers)
Summary of Baseline and Other Assessments. 2.a. Types and methodology of baseline assessments- The program conducted a comprehensive KPC survey and a Health Facility Assessment. The KPC survey was carried out by HOPE field staff, with participation from the MOH staff at the rayon level in early April 2003. To conduct the survey, a 30-cluster sampling methodology was chosen along with parallel random sampling, which included four groups: mothers of children under the age of two, women of reproductive age (15-49 years), youth (16-18 years), and men. A sample of 300 interviews from 95 villages was taken for each group. In addition, a Health Facility Assessment was conducted following BASICS’s model for the sick child; WHO Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment; Family Planning; and STIs. The assessment included 14 different health facilities from 21 administrative units at different levels.
Summary of Baseline and Other Assessments. Quantitative and formative research was conducted to obtain baseline information on beliefs and care seeking practices of Chitipa inhabitants. A Knowledge, Practice and Coverage (KPC) survey was conducted by CSP and MOH staff in April 2005 to examine care seeking practices, health service utilization and prevalence of childhood illnesses in Chitipa District. The instrument was developed from the KPC2000+ Toolkit and Rapid CATCH and translated into the local Chitumbuka language. The questionnaires were administered by trained enumerators to mothers of children under two years of age. Women from 300 households were selected using the 30 -cluster sampling methodology as described in Annex
