Abstract: The evaluation of any programme, using the appropriate model is likely to foster a wealth of information that could possibly provide policy-programme direction, and at the same time, strengthen research-policy interface. The aim of this paper is to ascertain the extent to which the Contraceptive Logistics Management Information System (CLMIS) as a programme in Jamaica’s primary care public health sector, bears relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. These factors are representative of the aforementioned six principles governing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and development-Development Assistance Committee Model (OECD-DAC). A qualitative approach was taken in obtaining the necessary information from the health care professionals across the fourteen (14) parishes of Jamaica. This approach was used owing to its naturalistic inquiry for clear interpretation. The two-page, 10-item instrument, which was used to collect the information, abided within the ambit of the aforementioned principles of the Evaluation Model, and the said information was recorded by parish. The analysis was done via theme triangulation according to each of the six evaluation principles/criteria. The unit of analysis was 72 health care providers. Majority of the participants responded to each question within the affirmative, but with explained limitations in some instances, as outlined in the results of this paper. The evaluation evidenced that CLMIS as a programme, for the most part, has been deemed favourable to four out of the six principles governing the OECD-DAC Model.
Keywords: Family Planning, Evaluation, Contraceptive Logistics Management Information System.
Title: An Evaluation of the Contraceptive Logistics Management Information System as a Programme
Author: Dr. Tazhmoye V. Crawford
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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