Table 4 Process evaluation research questions and data collection methods and sources
Research domain | Research questions | Data sources | |
|---|---|---|---|
Implementation What is implemented, to who, and how acceptable is it? | Fidelity | Was training and school components implemented as planned? What adaptations were made? How did fidelity vary between schools? What were the barriers and facilitators to implementation fidelity? | Log books Structured observations Endline surveys with male and female students IDIs and/or FGDs with students, staff, MH Action Group members, intervention deliverers WASH checklist |
Reach and acceptability | What proportion of students received and accessed various components of the intervention? How acceptable was the intervention to students? How did reach and acceptability vary by student characteristics? What contextual factors affected reach and acceptability? | ||
Usual treatment | What is usual provision of puberty lessons and MH activities in control schools? What puberty and MH activities are happening within schools and in the wider community? What WASH provision exists in control schools? | Baseline/endline surveys with male and female students Rapid assessment data Structured interview with senior staff member at endline WASH checklist | |
Mechanism of impact How does intervention lead to change? | How did intervention providers and school staff and students describe how they used the intervention resources to enact the intervention, including any adaptations? What mechanisms did participants say were triggered by enactment of intervention activities and what impacts and other consequences did these have on students and the school? | IDIs and/or FGDs with students, staff, MH Action Group members, intervention deliverers Structured interview with senior staff member at endline | |
Context How does context affect implementation and outcomes? | How did participants describe enactment and mechanisms as affected by school context? What were contextual reasons for adaptations to the intervention and its delivery? | IDIs and/or FGDs with students, staff, MH Action Group members, intervention deliverers Rapid assessment data Structured interview with senior staff member at endline Log books | |