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District Facility Census and Other Facility Based Activities 2008

Malawi, 2008
Reference ID
MWI_2008_DFC_v01_M
Producer(s)
University of Malawi College of Medicine
Metadata
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Apr 12, 2012
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data appraisal
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    MWI_2008_DFC_v01_M
    Title

    District Facility Census and Other Facility Based Activities 2008
    Country
    Name Country code
    Malawi MWI
    Study type

    Service Provision Assessments [hh/spa]
    Series Information

    The District Facility Assessment was conducted as part of the District Comprehensive Assessment for the Five-Year Global Fund Evaluation.
    Abstract

    The Facility Assessment was conducted in the scope of the Global Fund Five-Year Evaluation. Within the framework of the Global Fund Five-Year Evaluation, the purpose of the Facility Assesment is to provide information about outputs of Global Fund funding in terms of availability and quality of services. The aim of the study was to assess the services provided at 113 health facilities in 9 districts in Malawi and link them with service coverage. Specifically, its purpose is to provide cross-sectional data from public and private sector facilities on equipment, supplies, drugs, services, guidelines, infrastructure staffing and training needs relevant to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB, and, to a limited extent, maternal and child health.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Health facilites (public and private)

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey covers the following topis:

    • Overview of the facility
    • Available services
    • Equipment
    • Infection control
    • Work force
    • Training guidelines
    • Drugs and commodities
    • Laboratory
    • Quality of services
    • Infrastructure
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    Immunization CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Antenatal care CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Delivery services CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Newborn care CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Tuberculosis CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    VCT/diagnostic CT CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    PMTCT CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    ART CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Opportunistic Infections CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Laboratory CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Infection control CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Qualifications CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Experience CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Training CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    Keywords
    Family Planning Tuberculosis VCT PMTCT ART Opportunistic Infections Laboratory Infection control Qualifications Experience Training

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Districts

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    University of Malawi College of Medicine
    Producers
    Name
    Macro International
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Global Fund award to the Macro Health Impact Study Consortium Macro International issued subcontracts to local implementing institutions and persons
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Dr. Tchaka Ndhlovu REACH Trust Country Coordinator
    Dr. Bertha Simwaka REACH Trust Country Coordinator
    Dr. Yazoume Ye APHRC GF5YIE consortium member
    Ms. Akaco Ekirapa APHRC GF5YIE consortium member

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    113 health facilities were selected that consisted of Christian Health Association of Malawi and public health facilities These were 30% of the total health facilities in the 9 districts
    Deviations from the Sample Design

    The survey did not cover pharmacies but only focused on non-randomly sleected private-not-for -profit and public health facilities.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2008 2008

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal

    Frequency checks and data cleaning by SERPRO, Santiago, Chile

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Email
    The Global Fund wilson.lo@theglobalfund.org
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes No personally or facility-based identifiable information is directly available-see questionnaire for informed consent statement
    Access conditions

    The Global Fund 5-year impact evaluation data is available to outside researchers as licensed data files. These files can be accessed though the public web site and require user registration. There is a two step procedure required to access the files:

    1. The researcher should register as a user.
    2. Once registered the researcher will be required to fill out a detailed license request form that will provide the Global Fund with details on how the data will be used.

    Certain conditions may apply depending on the data requested (facility or household). General terms and conditions are provided in the licensing form. Specific terms that apply depend on the survey requested (Facility or Household)

    Facility:

    The names of the facilities have been suppressed. However, some of the files contain geographic references that could be used to re-identify the facility. If your research project will use the district level data to identify the facility, please be sure to specify the reasons for the re-identification In certain instances, country concurrence may be required. For any information required to validate the name of the facility, please contact the appropriate country authority.

    Household:

    Household data is recoded and no direct identifiers are available. No special conditions apply for access to the recoded data.
    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
    Copyright

    2009, University of Malawi College of Medicine

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    College of Medicine dmathang@mac.medcol.mw www.medcol.mw

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_MWI_2008_DFC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Role
    African Population and Health Research Center Documented he survey
    Global Fund 5-year Impact Evaluation Funding and organization of the documentation workshop & standardization
    International Household Survey Network Technical Assistance
    Date of Metadata Production

    2009-05-05

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01: Adopted from "MWI-COM-GFDFA-2008-v01_ddi" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.
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