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Glossary For "R"

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.

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.

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.

In cash accounting, this term refers to cash received.

Recurrent Expenses (also known as Operating Expenses)

Those costs which are incurred regularly year after year.

Refresher Training

Periodic training given to staff for the purpose of reinforcing skills or introducing new concepts or techniques.

Remuneration

Payment for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred.

Reorder Interval (also known as Review Period)

Used in a periodic review system, it is the predetermined amount of time between placing orders.

Reorder Level ( also known as Minimum Stock Level)

The predetermined quantity of stock which, when reached, will initiate a reorder in a continuous (perpetual) review system.

Requisition Form

A form for requesting additional contraceptive supplies.

The means available for use in conducting the planned activities, such as people, objects, and money.

Results Indicator

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

Monies or the equivalent received from sales, services, fees, donations, and grants. In the case of grants, only the portion that has been spent is actually revenue; the balance may have to be returned to the donor. In accrual systems, revenues are recorded when they are earned, not when the actual cash or goods are received.

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