The HS-STAR research, monitoring and evaluation unit collects quarterly and annual data on project performance and conducts assessment to measure project achievements during the implementation period and its impact on the target population.
The project monitoring is done by routine collection, analysis and recording project management Information System (MIS) data on key project indicators, analysis of national performance indicators from the MIDAS 3information system and monitoring of selected project indicators based on the project internal records.
The project evaluation is based on pre-post intervention assessment of project performance indicators based on the project performance management plan.
Study on Review of Facility Journals and Medical Charts
In June – July 2011 the HS-STAR conducted a study on review of facility journals and medical charts with the aim to acquire information on the baseline situation in key project areas, such as pre-conception, child and reproductive health care. Facility records and medical charts were reviewed by the HS-STAR project team for obtaining baseline values for selected indicators of the project performance framework. Review of medical records and facility journals provided data on those values of the HS-STAR performance indicators which are not available from other information sources (such as project records, MIDAS, National Health Accounts, Demographic and Health Survey, etc). In particular, the study obtained baseline values for the following indicators:
- Percent of pregnant women registered who made at least one pre-conception visit to a health care provider within one year before the pregnancy;
- Percent of children under 5 with at least one annual preventive examination/consultative visit;
- Percent of women of reproductive age who had made at least one annual preventive reproductive health and/or family planning visit.
Overall six data collectors were involved in the baseline assessment visiting about 30 randomly selected facilities in the north, south and central part of the country and reviewing 1 877 records of women of reproductive age (18 – 49 years), children under age of five years and pregnant women.
