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Chapter 5
Data collection tools and how to modify, print and fill them in
If a different number attend on different days or parts of days, add up the
number for each clinic and divide by the number of clinics.
o Example 1—If there are four days when there are two doctors or clinical
officers, and on the fifth day, two extra specialists attend, then we would
add up each day and divide by five. This would be (2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4)/5 =
12/5 = 2.4.
o Example 2—There are three mornings when there are three doctors or
clinical officers, two mornings with two doctors, and every afternoon
there is one doctor. Then this would be 10 sessions (5 morning sessions
and 5 afternoon sessions) with (3 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)/10 =
19/10 = 1.9.
o Example 3—If there are four doctors or clinical officers present for two
days, and one for three days the number would be (4 + 4 + 1 + 1 +
1)/5=11/5 = 2.2.
Then the calculation for the number of patients per clinician per hour is (number of
patients seen in a week) divided by (number of clinicians in an average clinic x the
number of hours the clinic is open in a week). (This will be calculated automatically
when the data are entered).
Q11. The purpose here is to find the number of non-clinicians who work in an average
clinic. If one person does more than one job, it is important to only count them once.
So, if a nurse also does counselling, then s/he should only be counted once. If the
person works in the community and not in the clinic, s/he should not be counted but
should be mentioned below. Only paid professional staff based in the facility should
be counted, so this does not include cleaners, for example.
How many of the following staff working directly with HIV/AIDS patients
do you have during a normal clinic?
(count one staff only once)
(Check while in the clinic)
Number working
nurses
social workers
nutritionist
counsellors
pharmacists
pharmaceutical technologist
other (specify)
Total
Then the calculation for the number of HIV/AIDS patients per week per support staff is
calculated by dividing the number of patients in a week by the number of support staff.
(This will be calculated automatically when the data are entered).
Questionnaire Side Two
Q12-14 For each question, enter Y/N—You must be able to see a copy of each of the guidelines
asked for to mark a yes—it is not enough to be told there is one.
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