The Radar coverage tool
Developing a toolkit for rigorous household surveys for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health & nutrition indicators
Bibliographic Data
Population-based intervention coverage data are used to inform the design of projects, programs, and policies and to evaluate their impact. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), household surveys are the primary source of coverage data. Many coverage surveys are implemented by organizations with limited experience or resources in population-based data collection. We developed a streamlined survey and set of supporting materials to facilitate rigorous survey design and implementation. The RADAR coverage survey tool aimed to 1) rigorously measure priority reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health & nutrition coverage indicators, and allow for equity and gender analyses; 2) use standard, valid questions, to the extent possible; 3) be as light as possible; 4) be flexible to address users' needs; and 5) be compatible with the Lives Saved Tool for analysis of program impact. Early interactions with stakeholders also highlighted survey planning, implementation, and analysis as challenging areas. We therefore developed a suite of resources to support implementers in these areas. The toolkit was piloted by implementers in Tanzania and in Burkina Faso. Although the toolkit was successfully implemented in these settings and facilitated survey planning and implementation, we found that implementers must still have access to sufficient resources, time, and technical expertise in order to use the tool appropriately. This potentially limits the use of the tool to situations where high-quality surveys or evaluations have been prioritized and adequately resourced
Child health · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health services · Maternal health · Population · Reproductive health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics
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Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on maternal, newborn, and child health service coverage in Burkina Faso
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Evaluation of a comprehensive maternal newborn health intervention in rural Tanzania
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Effective interventions to address maternal and child malnutrition
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Women’s recall of maternal and newborn interventions received in the postnatal period
Validation studies for population-based intervention coverage indicators
Can surveys of women accurately track indicators of maternal and newborn care? A validity and reliability study in Kenya
A prospective validation study in South-West Nigeria on caregiver report of childhood pneumonia and antibiotic treatment using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (Mics) questions
Strengthening effectiveness evaluations to improve programs for women, children and adolescents
How to do (or not to do)… gender analysis in health systems research
The role of gender power relations on women’s health outcomes
Overview of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST)
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |