Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects
This note discusses different ways for setting targets for indicators commonly used in World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) projects. It shows how targets can be set, using information about historical progress, for a selection of HNP...
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okr-10986-135872021-04-23T14:03:08Z Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects Arur, Aneesa Mohammed-Roberts, Rianna Bos, Eduard BENCHMARKING DATA VERIFICATION HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND POPULATION PROJECTS MEASURING PROGRESS MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS SETTING PROJECT TARGETS This note discusses different ways for setting targets for indicators commonly used in World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) projects. It shows how targets can be set, using information about historical progress, for a selection of HNP indicators. Targets are defined as explicit commitments to achieve a result within a defined time period, as measured by a quantitative or qualitative change in an indicator. The selection of indicators, which are clearly defined and useful for measuring progress, is an important part of the process. The note includes a discussion of general considerations for selecting indicators for which targets are to be set. The note also briefly reviews different methods that have been used to set targets, including benchmarking, time-series analysis, and projections, and multivariate regression analysis. In some cases, a mixed-method approach that combines elements from several different procedures is a practical way to set targets. A checklist for target setting including considerations about the availability of baselines, factors affecting the potential for achieving targets, and the need for data verification is also included. The note is followed by annexes that show how targets are derived through an analysis of changes in nine key HNP indicators. The result of the analysis shows that, in general, annual improvements have been fairly modest for the HNP indicators included here. This finding underlines the need for realism in setting targets, despite the expectation that a Bank project will produce substantial improvements. A second important point is that prior year coverage rates (or outcomes) are not generally strong predictors of improvements, strengthening the argument for using multiple approaches when selecting targets. 2013-05-28T20:58:46Z 2013-05-28T20:58:46Z 2011-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/16330616/setting-targets-health-nutrition-population-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13587 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research |
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BENCHMARKING DATA VERIFICATION HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND POPULATION PROJECTS MEASURING PROGRESS MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS SETTING PROJECT TARGETS Arur, Aneesa Mohammed-Roberts, Rianna Bos, Eduard Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects |
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This note discusses different ways for
setting targets for indicators commonly used in World Bank
Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) projects. It shows
how targets can be set, using information about historical
progress, for a selection of HNP indicators. Targets are
defined as explicit commitments to achieve a result within a
defined time period, as measured by a quantitative or
qualitative change in an indicator. The selection of
indicators, which are clearly defined and useful for
measuring progress, is an important part of the process. The
note includes a discussion of general considerations for
selecting indicators for which targets are to be set. The
note also briefly reviews different methods that have been
used to set targets, including benchmarking, time-series
analysis, and projections, and multivariate regression
analysis. In some cases, a mixed-method approach that
combines elements from several different procedures is a
practical way to set targets. A checklist for target setting
including considerations about the availability of
baselines, factors affecting the potential for achieving
targets, and the need for data verification is also
included. The note is followed by annexes that show how
targets are derived through an analysis of changes in nine
key HNP indicators. The result of the analysis shows that,
in general, annual improvements have been fairly modest for
the HNP indicators included here. This finding underlines
the need for realism in setting targets, despite the
expectation that a Bank project will produce substantial
improvements. A second important point is that prior year
coverage rates (or outcomes) are not generally strong
predictors of improvements, strengthening the argument for
using multiple approaches when selecting targets. |
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Arur, Aneesa Mohammed-Roberts, Rianna Bos, Eduard |
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Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects |
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Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects |
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Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects |
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Setting Targets in Health, Nutrition and Population Projects |
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setting targets in health, nutrition and population projects |
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