Manual on use of routine data quality assessment (RDQA) tool for TB monitoring

Overview

The purpose of this document is to guide tuberculosis (TB) programme supervisors and others interested in Routine Data Quality Assessment (RDQA) for TB monitoring. Such people may come from district hospitals/centres, health centres and health posts; the intermediate level (regional/provincial); or the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) unit at central level (the national TB programme, or NTP).

Health facilities audited include TB diagnosis and/or treatment units at any of the three levels of care. Private health partners/facilities working in partnership with NTPS are also considered as health centres. Community support (such as that given by community health workers) is not considered as a “health centre”. One RDQA checklist spreadsheet is filled in for each district, province/region and central M&E unit audited