The Baseline Survey is a major activity in the 15 States UNFPA is assisting in the 5th Country Programme. It is one of the main strategies to enhance the Result Based Management approach and show results in the implementation of the country programme.

Objective of Survey

The main objective of the survey is to provide baseline data for subsequent assessment of the 5th Country Programme and to determine the extent to which planned outputs have been achieved.

Specifically the survey is expected to:

• Provide current data on all the Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVIs) in the Logframe Matrix of the 5CP

• Provide a baseline for the subsequent measurement of the effect/benefits of programme interventions in RH, PDS and Advocacy projects in the State and Federal Programmes

• Provide information for decision making on strategy and operations of the 5CP for better results and more efficient use of resources.
• Provide baseline data for the subsequent review of the 5CP OVIs
• Provide state specific data for planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Survey Instruments:

Four instruments used for the baseline survey include: 

• Individual household questionnaire for males and females with sections for adolescents only.
• Facility Survey questionnaire to determine current capacity of Service Delivery Points (SDPs), to deliver effective RH services including Family Planning and Emergency Obstetric Care.
• Advocacy questionnaires to find out capacity of individuals and institutions to undertake IEC/BCC/Advocacy

• Focus Group discussion and in-dept interview to provide supplementary information to the findings from the quantitative methods.

Update on Implementation

•  Questionnaire development and finalization                    July – December 2003
   

• Training of Mappers and Listers                                    December 2003
   

• Houselisting and Numbering                                         December 2003
   

• Training of Interviewers and Supervisors                        January 2004
   

• Data Collection (Fieldwork)                                          February – March  2004
   

•  Data processing and Analysis                                      In progress
   

• Report writing                                                           Outstanding
   

• Expected time of completion                                        July 2004
   

• Data dissemination (including posting it in the website) will begin in August 2004 and will continue throughout the year.

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