Disponibilité et capacité opérationnelle des services de Sante, Enquête SARA Bénin 2015
Benin, 2015
Reference ID
BEN-MOH-SARA-2015-vFINAL
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health
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Identification
Survey ID Number
BEN-MOH-SARA-2015-vFINAL
Title
Disponibilité et capacité opérationnelle des services de Sante, Enquête SARA Bénin 2015
Translated Title
Availability and Operational Capacity of Health Services, Benin SARA Survey 2015
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Benin | BEN |
Study type
Service Availability and Readiness Assessment [hfa/sara]
Abstract
The Ministry of Health with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) implemented the 2015 Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) for Benin. The objective of the 2015 SARA was to evaluate the availability and operational capacity of health services and the quality of data in the National Health Information and Management System in Benin.
The 2015 SARA survey covered 788 health facilities in all 34 health zones in the country.
This report covers three categories of indicators:
1. Service availability
• Health infrastructure
• Health workforce
• Health service utilization
2. General service readiness
• Basic amenities
• Basic equipment
• Standard precautions for infection prevention
• Diagnostic capacity
• Essential medicines
3. Service specific availability and readiness
• Family planning services
• Antenatal care (ANC)
• Emergency obstetric and newborn care
• Routine child immunization
• Child curative and growth monitoring services
• Tuberculosis
• HIV counselling and testing
• HIV/AIDS care and support
• Antiretroviral prescription and client management
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV
• Sexually-transmitted infections services
• Basic surgical services
• Comprehensive surgical care
• Blood transfusion services
The 2015 SARA survey covered 788 health facilities in all 34 health zones in the country.
This report covers three categories of indicators:
1. Service availability
• Health infrastructure
• Health workforce
• Health service utilization
2. General service readiness
• Basic amenities
• Basic equipment
• Standard precautions for infection prevention
• Diagnostic capacity
• Essential medicines
3. Service specific availability and readiness
• Family planning services
• Antenatal care (ANC)
• Emergency obstetric and newborn care
• Routine child immunization
• Child curative and growth monitoring services
• Tuberculosis
• HIV counselling and testing
• HIV/AIDS care and support
• Antiretroviral prescription and client management
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV
• Sexually-transmitted infections services
• Basic surgical services
• Comprehensive surgical care
• Blood transfusion services
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Health facilities
Version
Version Description
Final report (SARA 2015)
Version Date
2015-12-31
Scope
Notes
The SARA survey is designed to generate a set of core indicators on key inputs and outputs of the health system, which can be used to measure progress in health system strengthening over time. The SARA focuses on three main areas: service availability, general service readiness and service-specific readiness.
A basic approach to SARA is to collect data that are comparable both across countries and within countries (i.e. across regions and/or districts) using a standard core questionnaire developed by WHO in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Usually, a country adopts the standard core questionnaire with adaptations to certain elements such as types of facilities, managing authority of facilities, national guidelines for services, staffing categories and national policies for medicines (e.g. for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS). The SARA survey requires visits to health facilities with data collection based on key informant interviews and observation of key items. The survey can either be carried out as a sample or a census; the choice between these methodologies will depend on a number of elements including the country's resources, the objectives of the survey and the availability of a master facility list (MFL).
A basic approach to SARA is to collect data that are comparable both across countries and within countries (i.e. across regions and/or districts) using a standard core questionnaire developed by WHO in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Usually, a country adopts the standard core questionnaire with adaptations to certain elements such as types of facilities, managing authority of facilities, national guidelines for services, staffing categories and national policies for medicines (e.g. for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS). The SARA survey requires visits to health facilities with data collection based on key informant interviews and observation of key items. The survey can either be carried out as a sample or a census; the choice between these methodologies will depend on a number of elements including the country's resources, the objectives of the survey and the availability of a master facility list (MFL).
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Nationally representative, as well as representative at zone level
Universe
The survey covered 788 health facilities in all the 34 health zones in the country.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | Technical guidance |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
A list of public and private health facilities that provide information to the National Health Information System (NHIS) was used as a sampling frame. Purposive sampling was used to select health facilities. All public hospitals and health centres (including private) that provide reports to NHIS and that perform at least 100 consultations on average per month were included in the sample.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2015-08-25 | 2015-08-25 |
Data Collection Mode
Face to face
Data Collection Notes
A total of 48 data collectors and 18 supervisors (departmental and national) were mobilized for data collection. Data collectors were trained for 5 days. A pilot was conducted before data collection. Computerized tools (PDA) were used to administer the two questionnaires in the health facilities. The data were collected with the CSPro application.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The first questionnaire was the SARA core questionnaire which had the following sections:
Section 1: Cover page
Section 2: Staffing
Section 3: Inpatient and observation beds
Section 4: Infrastructure
Section 5: Available services
Section 6: Diagnostics
Section 7: Medicines and commodities
Section 8: Interviewers observations
The second questionnaire was on data quality review (DQR).
Section 1: Cover page
Section 2: Staffing
Section 3: Inpatient and observation beds
Section 4: Infrastructure
Section 5: Available services
Section 6: Diagnostics
Section 7: Medicines and commodities
Section 8: Interviewers observations
The second questionnaire was on data quality review (DQR).
Data Processing
Data Editing
CSPro was used for data cleaning and tabulation used the Chart Book developed in Excel
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-BEN-MOH-SARA-2015-vFINAL
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| World Health Organization | WHO | Documentation of Assessment |
Date of Metadata Production
2022-03-29
DDI Document version
Final version (2015)