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Re: TZ SPA 2014/15 - Facility Type and Managing Authority [message #15536 is a reply to message #15419] Wed, 08 August 2018 16:09 Go to previous message
Liz-DHS
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Responses from two of our experts:
Senior sampler, Dr. Ruilin Ren:
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For Q #1, the facility weight was calculated based on selection probability and with correction of non-response by region and by facility type. None of the mentioned proportions were referenced in the weight calculation.
For Q #2, the health facilities were not selected by proportionate-to-size on a national level, it was selected by a stratified simple random sampling with an explicit stratification by region crossing facility type. Management authority was used as implicit stratification.
For your question B, sample did include military and prison running facilities.
For your question C, the size of the sampling frame was stated in several places and as you cited, it was 7102. We selected 1200 HF, among them, 1188 were eligible, so you see the number 1188 in many tables. Note that the sampling weights are all normalized weights to the sample scale, so you cannot conclude the population size based on the weighted number of cases, for HF, as well as for providers and clients.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks
Ruilin

Survey manager, Dr. Michelle Winner:
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I would like to add few words for question B.
SPA is a facility survey. It is started in the methodology section that interviews are conducted with the managers and the most knowledgeable persons in each facility/service. Clients are interviewed only during exit interviews. Only FP, ANC and services for sick child are eligible for observations and exit interviews. The mentioned didn't have consultations were a soldier or a prisoner was involved in FP, SC and ANC to be observed and interviewed.
Thanks
Michelle

 
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