Table 4 Program monitoring and assessment of sustainability
Measure (by treatment group) | Time point of measurement | Type of data collection |
|---|---|---|
Circle participation | ||
 Participation in meetings (based on ID confirmation of participants) | Monitoring through program (MEAL) | NIPP Booklet, in-home visit |
 # of meetings attended by participants per cluster | Monitoring through program (MEAL data) | NIPP Booklet, in-home visit |
BCC and counseling | ||
 Fabrication of handwashing facilities | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Fabrication of simple latrines | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Fabrication of fuel-efficient stoves | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Continued use of handwashing facilities | 2- and 6-month follow-up and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Continued use of latrines | 2- and 6-month follow-up and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Continued use of fuel-efficient stoves | 2- and 6-month follow-up and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Infants/young children achieving minimum acceptable diet | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Newborns being exclusively breast fed | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Newborns receiving complementary foods at 6 months | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
Micro-gardening | ||
 Planted micro-garden | Endline | Quantitative |
 Continued maintenance of a micro-garden | 2- and 6-month follow-up and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Using produce for household consumption | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Selling produce from micro-garden | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
Water quality | ||
 Reported knowledge of water quality assessment | Baseline, endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported purchase of water tests | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported use of water tests | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
Assessment of moisture | ||
 Reported knowledge of moisture assessment | Baseline, endline, and sustainability |  |
 Reported purchase of hygrometers | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported use of hygrometers | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
Assessment of storage | ||
 Reported knowledge of improved storage | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported purchase of hermetic storage bags | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported use of hermetic storage bags | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, sustainability | Quantitative |
Use of improved varieties and fertilizer | ||
 Reported purchase of improved maize varieties | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported planting of improved maize varieties | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported knowledge of vendors for improved varieties | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 # of interactions with vendors | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported knowledge of fertilizer availability | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported use of fertilizer | Baseline, endline, and sustainability | Quantitative |
 Reported use of improved seed varieties for the planting season after the intervention | Endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, and sustainability | Quantitative |