The USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project relies on evidence-based decision making to guide project strategy and to improve the performance of project interventions. What matters is what works. Under the project, both qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation methods are used.

 

Research conducted under the project provides valuable information that allows the project to:

To ensure that project activities and approaches are implemented in a consistent and quality manner across the region, the project conducts routine surveillance visits to all project sites. During these visits, program, finance and reporting activities are reviewed and discussed and recommendations for improvement are provided.

 

In some sites where the project works, there are other prevention programs providing IEC materials, distributing supplies, etc.  To help measure exposure to the specific activities of the USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project, a “stoplight” design element is used on all IEC and program materials that are distributed to MARPs.  The element can then be used during the second and third rounds of data collection to ask if the respondent has recall of the design element.  The horizontal stoplight box used by the project has three colored circles: red, yellow, green.  The red indicates stopping/reducing risky behavior, the yellow indicates warning of risk and consequences of risky behavior, and the green indicates starting/continuing uptake of health services.

 

Data collected by the project on the key health behaviors of target populations are presented in the Health Behavior Data Filter to the left. Where project-collected data are unavailable, outside sources are used and noted.