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Glossary For Chapter 7

Continuing User Rate (also known as Active User Rate)
A key indicator whose numerator is the number of women still practicing contraception at the end of a specific period of time and whose denominator is the total number of women who accepted a contraceptive during the same specific period of time.

Couple Years of Protection (CYP)
A measure representing the total number of years of contraceptive protection provided by a method. For each method, the CYP is calculated by taking the number of units distributed and dividing that number by a factor representing the number of units needed to protect a couple for one year.

Impact Indicator
A measure showing the long-term effect of the program activities on the overall population, such as changes in fertility rate.

Information Flow Table
A chart showing the types of information (the indicators) that will be collected, how the information will be collected and reported, who will collect it, to whom it will be submitted, how it will be used, and the level of detail needed. The purpose of the chart is to ensure an appropriate flow of information in the correct sequence and to communicate to staff how the information system functions.

Input
The resources used in a program.

Input Indicator
A measure of the amount of resources which are being used for a particular planned activity.

Integrate
To bring together information from different sources.

Key Indicator
The selected list of performance and operational measures which will be used for the purpose of comparing actual results with expected results for all aspects of your family planning program.

New Client (also known as First Visit or First Consultation of a Client)
Someone who receives family planning services from (an agent of) a program who has not received services from that program before.

New User (also known as New Acceptor)
Someone who accepts a contraceptive method from (an agent of) a program for the first time. This person may be using a particular contraceptive method for the first time, or this may be the first time she/he has ever used a contraceptive method.

Operational Indicator
A measure that signifies the extent to which a program is using its resources (time, money, people) and conducting activities according to the work plan.

Operational Information
Information that is needed to plan program activities such as the use of time, people, and money, and which is used to assess how well a family planning program is functioning.

Output
The type and quantities of goods and services produced by a process or a program.

Output Indicator
A measure showing the product or accomplishment (in numerical terms) of the activities of an individual, over a specific period of time.

Performance Indicator
A measure that signifies the extent to which a program is meeting its long-term family planning objectives.

Performance Information
Information that is needed to plan program objectives and to evaluate the impact of a program's activities on the target population.

Potential User (also known as Potential Acceptor)
For women, a potential acceptor is any woman of reproductive age who is at risk of pregnancy, not currently using contraception, and not intending to become pregnant at this time. For men, a potential acceptor is any sexually active man not currently using contraception.

Process Indicator
A measure showing the activities that will be completed to achieve a specific objective, over a specific period of time.

Rapid Assessment
A mini-survey of your program or a component of your program, which uses a small, reliable sample, is short in duration and examines a small, select set of variables.

Rate
A measure of an event (numerator) within a specified population (denominator) at a specific point in time. For example, the contraceptive prevalence rate is the number of women using contraception (numerator) among all women of reproductive age (denominator) at a specific point in time.

Ratio
A proportion obtained by dividing one quantity by another quantity. For example, eighteen family planning nurses (numerator) divided by six clinics (denominator) is a ratio of three nurses to one clinic.

Results Indicator
A measure showing the immediate effect of the program activities on the target population in relation to the objectives of the program.

Subsystem
A system within the larger system that separates functional divisions of an organization, such as commodities, training, or service delivery, etc.

System
A set of discrete and interdependent components designed to achieve specific goals.


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