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Part Three: indicators
lEvEl Of MEAsurEMEnT: Outcome.
dEfiniTiOn: This is a percentage of the households in the project's target area whose residents are
knowledgeable about or aware of a specific PHE issue. The issue should be chosen by the project at
the beginning of project implementation for tracking over the life of the project. This issue should be
very specifically defined to avoid error in counting whether the person responding for the household
has knowledge or awareness. Choosing a broad and over-arching topic (i.e., the connection between
family planning and environment) is not useful in counting this indicator. The households included
should normally be those who are targeted and monitored by the project on the specific issue selected
for this indicator to be useful in determining whether the household gained the knowledge as a result
of the PHE project.
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PErCEnT Of HOusEHOlds knOwlEdGEABlE ABOuT Or AwArE Of A
sPECifiC PHE issuE
disAGGrEGATE: PHE issue covered in survey.
PurPOsE: Household knowledge of a specific PHE issue may be an indication of the project's success
in communicating the PHE issue or in the increasing awareness of the community to the integration
between human health and the natural environment.
dATA sOurCE: Population-based survey.
TiME frAME: Every two to five years.
dATA COllECTiOn COnsidErATiOns: The specific PHE issues should be determined in advance, re-
main consistent, and be monitored over time. When collecting information at the household level in a
population-based survey, special attention should be made not to bias results by suggesting answers.
sTrEnGTHs & liMiTATiOns: This indicator only measures knowledge and does not indicate behavior
change or where the knowledge was acquired. The questions utilized to measure knowledge must be
carefully worded and pretested to ensure accurate measurement.
# of households surveyed that are knowledgeable about a specific PHE issue
total # surveyed households
Calculation
x 100
Summary :
The households included should normally be those who are targeted and monitored by the project on the specific issue selected for this indicator to be useful in determining whether the household gained the knowledge as a result of the PHE project. PurPOsE: Household knowledge of a specific PHE issue may be an indication of the project's success in communicating the PHE issue or in the increasing awareness of the community to the integration between human health and the natural environment.
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