ZIMBABWE (2009): EVALUATING COVERAGE AND QUALITY OF COVERAGE OF PROTECTOR PLUS CONDOMS IN ZIMBABWE. ROUND FOUR

This round of MAP survey was conducted to assess the geographical coverage and quality of coverage of Protector Plus male condoms using districts and selected high risk areas as supervision areas. In addition, the study also estimated levels of penetration by computing the proportion of outlets stocking condoms. Lot Quality Assurance Sampling techniques (LQAS) was used to draw a sample of 19 Wards within each geographic category. A sample size of 19 gives reasonably accurate estimates with an acceptable error margin for decision making (Annex). Geographic categories, also called supervision areas, in which data was collected included: districts (all 61 districts were included), and high risk areas (19 growth points and 5 border towns). In cases where districts had fewer that 19 Wards a census of all the Wards was done. Wards where no outlets could be found were considered to be with no coverage i.e. no replacement was done. In the sampled Wards a comprehensive auditing of all outlets was done because the universe of outlets is not known. This LQAS assessment of coverage determines the proportion of wards in each supervision area in which Protector Plus condoms are available. LQAS also determines quality of coverage, i.e. the proportion of wards in each supervision area, in which Protector Plus conforms to additional minimum standards of quality. Data were collected in May-June 2009. Processing of data was done with Health Mapper and SPSS Version 17.0.