Table 2

Examples of approaches to monitoring and evaluation from the Federal Ministry of Health and the ASSET research programme

Domains of interestPlanned evaluation
Federal Ministry of HealthASSET programme
Health worker performance

  • Numbers of health workers attending facility training.

  • Change in knowledge/attitudes.

  • Self-reported fidelity to Ethiopia PHCG.

  • Observed communication skills and delivery of person-centred care.

  • Competence of health workers in detecting non-communicable diseases against a gold standard.

  • Observed fidelity to Ethiopia PHCG.

Implementation outcomes

  • Qualitative exploration of acceptability, feasibility with master trainers, facility trainers and health workers.

  • Organisational readiness.

  • Contextual impact.

  • Effective coverage.

Patient outcomes

  • Quantitative and qualitative satisfaction with care.

  • Contact coverage for comprehensive, integrated primary care clinical services.

  • Facility-reported patient outcomes from service monitoring data.

  • Patient functioning and symptom control measured using standardised measures.

  • ASSET, heAlth Systems StrEngThening in sub-Saharan Africa; PHCG, Primary Health Care Clinical Guidelines.