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How to Organize Standard Technical Report on Situation of OVC
The following report outline is applicable for reports to
government ministry officials and donors and for journal
publications.
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
I. Introduction
A. Background on issue of HIV/AIDS-affected orphans
and vulnerable children
1. Relevant facts from previous studies, existing data
2. Unanswered questions and knowledge gaps
B. Purpose of analysis
1. Main question and summary of basic approach
used to answer it
2.Anticipated contribution of analysis findings
C. Brief description of analysis
1.Who did the study, where, and when
2. Brief description of methods and participants
(including youth and community participation)
3. Description of relevant cultural or contextual
information (e.g., religion, socioeconomic context,
population density)
II. Methods
A. Study design
B. Sampling methods
C. Data collection methods
D. Data analysis methods
III. Findings
A. Summary of findings
B. Interpretation of findings
C. How results relate to earlier studies and to framework
D. How methodological difficulties could have affected
findings
IV. Conclusions or discussion of results
A. Importance of results to others thinking about the
problem
B. Logical next steps for follow-up
C. Implications of findings for specific purpose of
analysis
V. Recommendations
A. Policy or service delivery recommendations
B. Community action recommendations
VI. Bibliographic references and citations
VII. Data collection tools used
VIII. Appendices, including organizations providing support
to OVC, terminology list, index, and so on
What to Include in Analysis Reports: Content-Related Questions
In preparation for writing the report, it is helpful to list
the questions that are to be answered in the report. Such
a list can evolve into a report outline, and should consider
the following:• What are the analysis questions, and in
what context do the issues under study exist?
• How was the analysis designed?
• What techniques or methodologies were used to
collect and analyze the data? What types of data were
collected?
• Why were the situation analysis design, sampling
strategies, data collection approaches, and analysis
techniques appropriate to answer the questions
posed in the context of the assessment?
• Was the analysis process iterative?
• Is the interpretive process used in the analysis
described clearly?
• What did you find out, and what do you think it means?
• What was your relationship with informants, and how
did you and they influence each other during the
analysis process?
• Have you demonstrated an understanding of the
world portrayed in your text in a way that readers
will feel accurately represents the local perspective?
• Have you conveyed adequate levels of detail about
the people and context you studied, including specialized
or commonly used language regarding the aspect
of HIV/AIDS-affected children?
• Have you explicitly shared with readers your own
personal biases, perspectives, and motivations, and
how these might affect your analysis?
• What are the limitations of your analysis?
• What is your dissemination plan (e.g., audiences, formats,
and venues)?
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