Note that the changes I have just made will be used in the nightly data mart processing / calculations and you will see the results tomorrow morning. Therefore the indicator values for IPT 1 coverage, e.g. in charts are still wrong, and will remain so until the scheduled midnight re-calculations.
Ola -------- ---------------------------------- Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr) HISP Department of Informatics University of Oslo Mobile: +47 48069736 Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vetlandsvn.+95B,+0685+Oslo,+Norway> On 9 May 2011 13:48, Ola Hodne Titlestad <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I just discovered a problem with the IPT1 coverage indicator. > > It was using "New ANC clients" as denominator, and was also set to be an > annualised indicator. When using monthly service data as denominator, the > indicator cannot be annualised. As a consequence the monthly values where 12 > times higher than the correct value, since annualised indicators are > multiplied by 12 for monthly values. That is why the IPT 1 coverage values > were so high compared to the other ANC coverage indicators. > > The IPT 2 coverage indicator is using a different denominator, "Estimated > number of deliveries", which is an annual value from the census. In this > case it is correct to use "annualised". > > For now I have changed the denominator of the IPT 1 coverage indicator to > also use "Estimated number of deliveries" as well, and to be annualised. > > I think IPT 1 and 2 coverage indicators should both use the same kind of > denominator (either monthly value from service data or annual census value), > but not sure which one is better. > > Wanjala, any comments on these formulas based on discussions in your > indicator meetings? > > BTW, are the indicator formulas from that meeting (activity) finalised and > ready to be included in the DHIS? > > Ola > --------- > > ---------------------------------- > Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr) > HISP > Department of Informatics > University of Oslo > > Mobile: +47 48069736 > Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps > link<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vetlandsvn.+95B,+0685+Oslo,+Norway> >
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