Although these large databases have made increasing strides to standardize indicator definitions, data sources, and collection methodology, inherently, there will be differences between some countries that limit comparability.
Community orientation, with an absolute range of 1.825, was the most variable dimension, followed by continuity of care (1.798), coordination (1.683), and comprehensiveness of care (1.565).> -wrap-foot> Notes: Composite scores of dimensions are calculated as the mean values of standardized indicators.
The defined intervention package will also help identify and standardize critical indicators that should be measured for monitoring.
They have been obtained by using transformation functions type S (for social fragility) and Z (for lack of resilience) to standardize each indicator.
This article aims to discuss the constraints and achievements of standardizing these indicators.
6.It is recommended that in future the programme should define standardized flexible indicators of the impact of community involvement to ensure that there is strategic community participation throughout the life of the programme.
The Government task force, with UNICEF support, is in the process of integrating early childhood as a nation-wide policy, and the Ministry of Health is standardizing monitoring indicators in the legal framework so that the family doctors will be able to monitor each child's development in their respective community.
To assess the agreement between decisions of IDSC and standardized NDP indicators in the last 5 years (1998 2002), a weighted questionnaire by nominal group technique based on the questions that should be answered during discussion about one drug in IDSC was designed and used.
To assess the agreement between decisions of drug selecting committee and standardized NDP indicators in the last 5 years (1998 2002), an additional weighted questionnaire was designed based on the questions that should be answered about any drug during decision in IDSC.
As awareness of these detrimental effects has increased, efforts of GHIs to match and standardize national HIS indicators have improved [ 71, 75- 79].
