Methodology for the Assessment of Data Quality : Application to HIV and AIDS Programs in Latin America

Rodriguez-Garcí ; a, Rosalí ; a ; Gaillard, Michel Eric ; Lissi, Alejandra Suarez ; Condarco, Pedro Magne

关键词: ACCESS TO INFORMATION;    ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME;    ACRONYMS;    ADOLESCENT FEMALES;    ADOLESCENTS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-5653
RP-ID  :  WPS5653

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Evidence is crucial in strategicplanning for HIV response as well as the monitoring ofresults. This paper presents a simple tool that can be usedto analyze the methodological quality of HIV data, its scopeand limitations, and whether it can be accurately comparedwith other evidence. The tool, utilized as a questionnaireor checklist, first identifies the type of documentcontaining the data; the status and means of itspublication; the epidemiological design used; and thepriority population. Next, the document is analyzed againsta verification list based on eight methodological criteria:1) objective; 2) inclusion and exclusion criteria; 3) samplesize; 4) sampling technique; 5) error-reduction strategies;6) data analysis technique; 7) limitations; and 8)confidence intervals and/or statistical significance. Thepaper also presents the results of implementing the tool inthree Latin American countries.