TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR AIDS - Global HIV M&E Information

planned activities have been conducted, and the quality of the implementation of those
activities. Examples of implementation indicators include:
o Number of youth who seek peer counselling services
o Number and type of involvement by stakeholders in the HIV/AIDS programme
o Number and type of communication products developed for the target population
Outcome indicators are related to population objectives. Population objectives state
results in terms of the programme participant and are measurable statements of the
outcomes you hope to achieve in your target population. Outcome indicators measure
the changes in outcome that your programme’s activities are trying to produce in your
target population. Examples of outcome indicators include:
o Average age at first sexual activity
o Percentage of youth who say they would advocate safer sex among their peers and
friends
o Pregnancy rate among female youth during specific time period
o Incidence rate of HIV/STIs for the target population during a specified time period
Stating indicators
For meaningful results in the M&E framework, indicators need to be stated with great
precision and clarity. Some of the guidelines in stating indicators follow:
State indicators in clear and precise language as general indicators may be open to
many interpretations and may hinder the ability to interpret M&E results. An example
of a general and specific indicator is as follows:
General indicator:
Specific indicator:
number of youth who seek peer counselling services
number of female school youth aged 10-19 years who reside in
our district who seek counselling services from peer educators
during a four-month period.
Avoid changing the wording of indicators after an M&E framework has begun
implementation as this may hinder your ability to interpret M&E results. So in the
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