The HHFA aims to collect data that are comparable over time, within countries (across provinces or districts) and across countries. To achieve this, the HHFA provides a standardized set of core and additional questions. Typically, a country adopts the core questions, with adaptations to certain country-specific elements. Additional questions can be included when further detail is needed, based on country priorities. The questions are organized into various questionnaires, based on the relevant HHFA module, the use of core and additional questions, and the data collection method required.
About the questionnaires
HHFA questionnaires are designated as “Core”, “Core+Additional” and/or “Supplementary”. A Core questionnaire contains only core questions. A Core+Additional questionnaire contains
both core and additional questions. A Supplementary questionnaire does not include questions from other HHFA questionnaires and may collect data through a different modality (e.g. record review). HHFA questionnaires are available in
“stand-alone” and “combined” formats. Each of the four HHFA modules includes one or more stand-alone questionnaires that are specific to the module. Combined core questionnaires contain all the core questions
from all three facility audit modules: Availability, Readiness, and Management and finance modules, or from a combination of any two of these modules. The combined questionnaires are designed to ensure streamlined data collection when integrating
modules. The Service Availability, Readiness, and Management and finance modules use a facility audit data collection methodology, based on key informant interviews and observation. The Quality of Care module uses a record review methodology,
based on review of a sample of individual patient records. When implementing a single HHFA module, the relevant stand-alone questionnaire is used. Within a module, EITHER the Core OR the Core+Additional questionnaire is used. (The
Core+Additional includes all the questions of the Core questionnaire.) A Supplementary questionnaire can implemented alone, or along with other questionnaires. If a country chooses to implement multiple HHFA facility audit modules, the combined
Core questionnaire should be used.
Stand-alone questionnaires
Indicator reference questionnaire
Questionnaires combiné - Français
CSPro electronic data collection tool
A standard HHFA CSPro application has been developed. The HHFA application for data collection runs on any Android device (recommended), on a Windows 8 touch screen tablet or on a Windows laptop computer.
CSPro is a software package for entry, editing, tabulation, and dissemination of census and survey data. It is developed and maintained by the United States Census Bureau and partners. CSPro is available at no cost and may be distributed freely. It is available for download here.
Key features of the HHFA CSPro electronic data collection tool
The HHFA CSPro electronic data collection system has been designed to provide a robust mobile electronic data entry application with flexibility to enable country adaptation and mechanisms to facilitate data collection in facilities.Key features of the HHFA CSPro data collection system include:
- ability to establish survey parameters that enable selection of modules and questionnaires for implementation, with automated turning on/off of questions accordingly;
- simplified process for loading facility sample, staff listing, administrative levels; QR code for set-up of tablets;
- assignment of questionnaire sections to data collectors: this allows multiple data collectors to collect data for the same facility at the same time and provides data collectors with additional flexibility in how they complete the questionnaire;
- merging of data at the team leader level and report generation to determine facility data completeness;
- data synchronization via both Dropbox and CSWeb;
- when data collection is complete, the data are exported from the HHFA CSPro application and transferred to the HHFA data analysis platform for indicator generation and analysis.