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How to Investigate Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Health Facilities: Adherence Indicators Completed Forms Review Once the data is double entered the team leader should review the entry and decide on the correct answers when the double entry disagrees. Team Leader Communication with Survey Coordinator Once data collection is underway, it is important that the coordinator regularly communicates with the team leaders and data collectors and goes out into the field with them to ensure that the agreed procedures are being followed. The team leader can phone the study coordinator if the team has any unresolved issues or if there is a new finding which should be communicated to the other teams. Following is a copy of a checklist for Coordinator Activity as a guide. Table 13. Coordinator Checklist Coordinator Checklist Task Organise the Survey Process Permissions • If needed, seek approval for the survey from National AIDS and approval Control Programme Select and • Select likely sites prepare • Find days clinic are open and work out travelling logistics sample sites • Notify the head of the facilities and the heads of the HIV clinic of the purposes and methods of the study. If possible do this in person, otherwise by letter and phone. Recruit team • Recruit 4 suitable team leaders and agree on terms and leaders conditions Recruit data • Recruit 12-16 suitable data collectors and agree terms and collectors conditions Organize • Book vehicles large enough to transport each team for the transport duration of the survey Organize • If possible, locate at least one laptop computer for each team computers Give airtime • Make sure that each team leader has enough airtime to communicate with the survey coordinator Create • With the team leaders decide on the needed list of adult and medicines child ARVs and the other key medicines lists list Pilot test • Test the data collecting methods in a facility Finalize forms Training room Official letters • Finalize the data collection forms. Have enough for the trainings mentioned below—this means at least one of each form per participant with some extra ones. • Prepare for Training Team Leaders • Organize room with an LCD projector and the training slides • Prepare official letter of introduction for team leaders Completed 56
Chapter 6. Planning and Field Methods Copies • Print and photo copy all materials for training session and field test and assemble equipment o One copy per data collection team of the official letter of introduction o Two copies per person of a complete set of survey forms o One copy of this manual per data collector o Additional materials as pens and calculators o A computer per team leader with preloaded data entry forms o One clipboard per person for taking notes Prepare for Training Data Collectors Training room • Organize room with an LCD projector and the training slides (This will need to be larger than the room for team leader training) Task Copies • Print and photo copy all materials for training session and field test o One copy per data collection team of the official letter of introduction o Two copies per person of a complete set of survey forms o One copy of this manual per data collector o Additional materials as pens and calculators o A computer per team leader with preloaded data entry forms o One clipboard per person for taking notes • Prepare information on transport, distance, and security for Training slides Train team leaders Print final forms for forms for survey each data collector • Obtain sample pharmacy records and sample stock cards to copy onto a transparency or photocopy for distribution to data collection teams (these will be used during the discussion) Train Team Leaders and Data Collectors • Assemble training slides • Train the four team leaders over two days • include a site visit to field-test methods • Help team leaders train the data collectors over the next four days (including site visits) Assemble Material for Survey • Print and photo copy all materials for actual survey—make sure each team will have enough forms to finish their survey This means that for each facility there should be o One copy per data collection team of the official letter of introduction to the local health authorities and facilities to be surveyed o Exit Interview forms: six (one per team member) o Patient selection forms: six o Retrospective forms: nine (each of 25 patients) o Facility forms: two o (This includes a complete set of forms for the facility chief in case they need it) Completed Finalize arrangements • Make sure each team has at least one laptop computer with two copies of the data entry forms loaded as well as copies of the printed forms file Make sure: o o Hotels are booked Team leader should have the money for fuel and for emergencies 57
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ACRONYMS AIDS ART ARV HIV IAA IHCAR
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