TABLE 1. Marie Stopes International Social Franchising Results Framework: Measures of Intended Outputs
Intended OutputDefinitionData SourceNo. of Countries and YearsIndicators
AccessThe extent to which a program ensures potential clients can reach or obtain services regardless of financial, geographic, or cultural barriers to accessRoutine program monitoring dataStarting in 7 countries in 2008 and growing to 17 countries by the end of 2014Estimated number of family planning clients
Number of couple-years of protection (CYP)
EfficiencyHow inputs (financial, human, technical) are used to produce the maximum outputRoutine program monitoring dataStarting in 7 countries in 2008 and growing to 17 countries by the end of 2014Average number of CYPs generated per social franchisee per year
QualityThe degree to which a provider or facility meets certain objectives and perceived levels or expectations of health care delivery standardsClinical quality audit10 countries in 2011,10 countries in 2012,15 countries in 2013,14 countries in 2014Mean quality score of audited social franchisees
Proportion of audited social franchisees scoring over minimum standard (score ≥80%)
Client exit interviews14 countries in 2013Self-rating of overall experience
EquityThe extent to which a program ensures all potential clients have an equal or fair opportunity to obtain services.Client exit interviews14 countries in 2013Family planning adopters: Proportion of family planning clients who newly adopt a modern contraceptive method (defined as not using a modern method during the 3 months prior to their visit)
Client exit interviews14 countries in 2013Age: Proportion of clients under 25 years old and proportion under 20 years old
Client exit interviews12 countries in 2013Poverty: Proportion of clients living below US$1.25/day and proportion living below $2.50/day