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Enquete Nationale sur les Prestations des Services de Sante et la Qualite des Donnees Sanitaires (EN-PSQD/SARA II) Burkina Faso 2014

Burkina Faso, 2014
Reference ID
BFA-MOH-SARA-2014-vFINAL
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health
Collections
Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA)
Metadata
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Created on
Dec 11, 2021
Last modified
May 31, 2022
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  • Sampling
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Identification

Survey ID Number
BFA-MOH-SARA-2014-vFINAL
Title
Enquete Nationale sur les Prestations des Services de Sante et la Qualite des Donnees Sanitaires (EN-PSQD/SARA II) Burkina Faso 2014
Translated Title
National Survey on Health Services and Quality of Health (EN-PSQD/SARA II)
Country
Name Country code
Burkina Faso BFA
Study type
Service Availability and Readiness Assessment Survey [HFA/SARA]
Abstract
The Burkina Faso Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) was implemented by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014. The SARA survey aimed to assess the availability of services and operational capacity of health facilities to provide them. Specifically, the survey's objectives were to: evaluate the availability of services in the health facilities; measure the availability of basic equipment; assess the availability of drugs and other medical products; assess the availability of treatment guidelines and diagnostic tools; assess the operational capacity of health facilities to provide specific health services such as child health, reproductive health, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS; and evaluate the quality of data in the National Health Information System (SNIS).

A census of health facilities was conducted between October and November 2014.

The SARA survey generated a set of basic indicators on the main inputs and outputs of the health system that can be used to measure progress in strengthening the health system. This report presents findings of a comprehensive analysis with a more detailed description of the SARA and the quality of data in SNIS assessment.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Health facilities

Version

Version Description
Final report
Version Date
2014-12-01

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).

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Representative at national and regional levels
Universe
The survey covered 780 health facilities across Burkina Faso

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
Ministry of Health
Producers
Name Role
General Directorate of Health Information and Health Statistics Co-investigator
General Secretariat Co-investigator
World Health Organization Co-investigator
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
World Health Organization WHO Provided financial support
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Provided financial support

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Stratified sampling was used.The first stratum was made up of 3rd level health facilities whereas the second stratum was made up of 2nd level health facilities and the 3rd stratum includes the 1st level health facilities. For the selection of the health facilities to be surveyed, the following steps were taken:
- a census of all the health facilities for first stratum
- a census of all the health facilities for second stratum
- a random selection for the health facilities in the third stratum.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2014-10-13 2014-11-04
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Training of enumerators and supervisors was conducted before data collection. The survey team comprised of technical statisticians and health epidemiology officers from Center for Health Information and Epidemiological Surveillance (CISSE). A total of 70 enumerators were selected for a 20-day data collection. Each team comprised of two enumerators and a team leader.

Data collection for SARA 2014 used paper questionnaires. To ensure the quality of the data collected, a counter-survey was conducted where 10% of the health facilities in the sample were revisited.

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
For this assessment, the WHO SARA Version 2.2 questionnaire of July 2014 was used. It was adapted to the country context in some areas.
The questionnaire is structured as follows:
Section 1: Cover page (identification)
Section 2: Personnel
Section 3: Inpatient and observation beds
Section 4: Infrastructure
Section 5: Available services
Section 6: Diagnostics
Section 7: Drugs and other products
Section 8: Investigator's Comments

Another questionnaire, the Facility Reported Data Verification Tool version 2.1. was used to assess data quality. This tool was used to verify the provision of specific services in the health facilities as well as the availability and content of source documents and monthly reports.

Data Processing

Data Editing
Upon verification and correction in the field by team leaders and survey controllers, the paper-questionnaires were sent to SSD for coding and additional verification before data entry. Data entry and processing was done using a data entry mask designed by WHO on CSPRO (Census and Survey Processing System). After data entry, a multi-disciplinary team was set up to carry out data cleaning with technical support from WHO.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-BFA-SARA-2014-vFINAL
Producers
Name Abbreviation Role
World Health Organization WHO Documentation of Assessment
Date of Metadata Production
2021-12-09
DDI Document version
Final version (report)
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