11. OR Studies by the Child Survival & Health Grants Program (CSHGP) OR Study Designs by Level of Rigor Number of CSHGP’s OR Studies Using the Design Experimental Cluster-randomized, pre/posttest design with intervention & control groups 1 Quasi-Experimental Designs Pre/posttest study design with intervention & control group 9 Pre/posttest intervention only design 5 Post-test only design with intervention & control groups 0 Posttest intervention only design 0 Longitudinal cohort study of intervention and comparison groups 1 Non-Experimental Design Descriptive study design (focus groups, key informant interview, and observations) 1
Facilitator: Florence Nyangara (MCHIP) Panelists: Dennis Cherian (WV) & Alyssa Davis (CW) CORE Group Spring Meeting 2011, Baltimore, MD Session: Thursday May 12 th , 2011: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Ask: What have we learned in the past decade from implementing CB-MNCH programs?
- In medicine evidence-based medicine is unquestionable but how many times have we implemented program practices based on: scanty evidence,
Continuing challenge to develop pragmatic evaluation designs that meet rigorous scientific standards within field realities – ongoing area of research
Groups present on their discussions. Then the 2 grantees.