Data Collection & Analysis

Data Collection

Timeline

IHP+ signatories were given 6 weeks to provide data (started on 2 September 2010).

2 Sept 2010	Data request sent to all participants
15 Oct 2010	Deadline for submitting the survey tool
26 Nov 2010	Draft scorecards shared with participants
Dec 2010 – Jan 2011	Review of draft scorecards at country- and HQ-level
11 Feb 2011	Deadline for finalising partner and country scorecards

Survey Tool & Detailed Guidance

IHP+Results used the agreed Standard Performance Measures to formulate a question-based survey tool – one for the development partners and one for the country governments. IHP+Results also developed detailed guidance documentation, drawing as far as possible on the OECD/DAC guidance for the 2011 Paris Survey.

The survey tool was sent out to all country government and development partner focal points. Each survey tool was accompanied by a number of guiding documents:

Please click the respective link to download the document.

Country Governments Focal Points

Data was collected from country governments’ IHP+ focal points in the Ministries of Health (MoH). All MoH were asked if they wanted to complete the survey tool with support from an in-country consultant or from the IHP+Results team (not based in country). In 4 out of 10 countries (Burkina Faso, Burundi, Mozambique, Nigeria) a country-based consultant was identified in consultation with the MoH.

Development Partners Focal Points

Data from development partners was collected through contact with agency headquarters. A majority volunteered to coordinate this process from headquarters level for the list of 10 participating countries in which the agency considered themselves to be active. There was one exception – IHP+Results established direct contact with AusAID’s office in Nepal, on instructions from AusAID HQ.

Data Cleaning

The IHP+Results team reviewed and cleaned completed survey tools, as required, to ensure consistent application of guidance on key terms and definitions.

Data Analysis

From data return to the scorecards ratings

After data cleaning, it was aggregated as appropriate by an automated system that applies the rating criteria and produces the ratings, which were then transferred into draft scorecards. Progress is reported through a rating symbol (target achieved, progress towards target, no progress).

Progress is reported through rating symbols which are linked to pre-defined rating criteria.

Click here to download a detailed description of the methodology used in the IHP+Results Monitoring.