External Data Quality Audit for MIS

Agency : PFI New Delhi

The Global Fund and Population Foundation of India (PFI) has signed a grant agreement to implement the "Promoting Access to Care and Treatment (PACT)" program in eight highly vulnerable states: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Chattisgarh, West Bengal and Orissa. The program offers care and support services to people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHIV). IIHMR conducted the data audit of the MIS program in six states: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chattisgarh and Orissa. The objective was to facilitate improvements in service quality by assessing the availability and quality of the data related to program performance. Specifically, the objectives were:

  • To assess the design and implementation of the program's data management and reporting system
  • To verify the data for the selected indicators from source documents and compare the result with the program's reported results

The MIS audit was carried out at all the three levels beginning from the Service Delivery Points (Community Care Centers and District Level Networks) to the Intermediate Aggregation Level and finally the Monitoring and Evaluation at the national level. The MIS Audit involved verification while ensuring that the data found at various levels conforms to the guidelines established by the PFI.

The audit team assessed all the reporting levels and reviewed the data management and reporting systems. This included the monitoring and evaluation structure, its functions and capabilities, clarity with regard to the indicator definitions and reporting guidelines, utility of data collection and reporting formats I tools, understanding of data management processed and the linkage with the national reporting system. Lastly, data quality was examined on the dimensions of accuracy, reliability and timeliness of reports as well as maintenance of confidentiality, precision and integrity.


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