Table 2 Process evaluation data collection
Method | Sample | Process indicator |
|---|---|---|
Quantitative data collected by coaches on the number of returning adolescents, number of new adolescents, their approximate age, gender and ethnicity at each session | All | Reach |
Quantitative data collected using a checklist by intervention coordinator on key intervention features | All | Fidelity |
Unstructured observation by intervention coordinator—field notes about coaching sessions and informal conversations | 7 observations per sport per 14-week intervention block | Fidelity, context, mechanism |
Meeting minutes from community advisory groups | All | Context, mechanism |
Meeting minutes from monthly meetings between intervention coordinator, coaches and assistant coaches | All | Fidelity, context, mechanism |
Focus group discussions with boys who participated in the intervention (age 12–15) | 1 endline (2 clusters) | Context, mechanism |
Focus group discussions with boys who participated in the intervention (16–19) | 1 endline | Context, mechanism |
Focus group discussion with boys that didn’t participate (sampled based on consultation with sports coaches) | 1 endline | Context, mechanism |
Focus group discussion with girls who participated in the intervention (12–15) | 1 endline | Context, mechanism |
Focus group discussion with girls who participated in the intervention (16–19) | 1 endline | Context, mechanism |
Focus group discussion with girls that didn’t participate (sampled based on consultation with sports coaches) | 1 endline | Context, mechanism |
Group interviews with coaches (n = 3) | 1 midline 1 endline | Fidelity, context, mechanism |
Focus group discussion with assistant coaches (n = 6) | 1 midline 1 endline | Fidelity, context, mechanism |
Group discussion or group interview with female caregivers (one in each cluster) | 2 endline | Context, mechanism |
Group discussion on group interview with male caregivers (one in each cluster) | 2 endline | Context, mechanism |
Interview with teachers | 1 per school | Fidelity, context, mechanism |