A guide to monitoring and evaluation of nutrition assessment, education and counseling of people living with HIV

It is designed for use by program managers, M&E officers and other program and government health system staff who are responsible for designing and implementing M&E systems. The guidance can be used to select indicators that are feasible and appropriate for program activities, set targets, plan data collection and tabulation processes and interpret and use the information obtained. The data collection tools at the end of this guide can be used to collect data to measure the indicators selected or can be adapted to specific program requirements and record-keeping systems. Adaptations may involve incorporating information from the tools into existing data collection tools or prioritizing the information collected to fit within time constraints that program staff face. Users of this guide should note that the indicator recommendations, data collection tools and sampling guidance have been developed with a focus on facility-based programs that provide NAEC to adult PLHIV beneficiaries. However, most of the suggested indicators and data collection tools included in this guide can be readily adapted to other program settings and beneficiary groups. The guide is organized as follows: Section 3 presents a conceptual framework for food and nutrition interventions. Section 4 describes NAEC for PLHIV. Section 5 describes uses of M&E information, and Section 6 lays out the steps involved in planning M&E of NAEC. Section 7 describes some of the challenges facing M&E of NAEC. Section 8 presents detailed information on 14 core indicators for NAEC and how to apply them. Appendix 2 offers a full list of possible indicators, and the other appendices provide additional information on specific topics. Sample data collection tools are in Appendix 5 at the end of the guide. (Author abstract)