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Sampling and methods of data collection for the AP financial dataset and case study datasets used in the cost function estimations |
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| Financial dataset |
Case study dataset§ |
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| Sample frame |
101 NGO HIV prevention projects implementing targeted interventions under contract
to APSACS~ |
40 NGO HIV prevention interventions targeted at commercial sex workers and their clients,
contracted by CAPACS*, CCOORR**, APSACS~ and TNSACS# |
| Sample size |
78 projects from the sampling frame. Exclusion criteria related to non response, missing
documentation, mis-reporting in outputs and termination of project |
16 purposively selected NGO HIV prevention projects based on geographical location,
a range of HIV experience and agency knowledge of quality of services |
| Data collection instruments |
Project reported quarterly expenditure statements submitted to and collected from
the management agency alongside a postal survey of NGOs to collate information on
coverage and organisational characteristics." |
Economic cost and coverage data collected using an ingredients approach based on the
UNAIDS costing guidelines [44] during project visits and using routine monitoring
records. Costs also include those incurred for technical support, monitoring and contractual
management costs at the funding and management agency levels. |
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§ For more information about this dataset, see [28]; *Chennai Corporation AIDS Prevention and Control Society; **Christian Council for Rural Development and Research; ~ Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society;#Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society. |
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