Assessment of Age Disaggregation in Routine Family Planning (FP) Data

Assessment of Age Disaggregation in Routine Family Planning (FP) Data
Abstract: The Track20 project supports governments to collect, analyze, and use routine data to track their annual progress in family planning (FP) and improve their FP strategies and programming. Although key FP indicators are well established, the practice of age disaggregation within Health Information Systems (HIS) varies and is not consistent across countries. The choice of age disaggregation has a direct impact on how data are analyzed, interpreted, and used, and consequently, it can affect resource distribution, FP program design and implementation, as well as the efficacy of addressing population needs.

Data for Impact (D4I) undertook an assessment of the practice of age disaggregation of FP data in the DHIS2 (formerly District Health Information Software) platform among countries engaged with Track20. The assessment sought to explore several areas: the processes for collecting FP data within DHIS2, how the data have been used and reported, the decisions made regarding the structuring of age data, and the impacts of the existing age disaggregation on data interpretation and use, including implications related to adolescent and youth data. The assessment identifies current practices in Ministries of Health across countries while acknowledging that these practices are evolving and may not yet fully align with global recommendations or best practices.
Shortname: WP-24-270
Author(s): Data for Impact
Year: 2024
Language: English