[procaare] HCC: Structured discussion survey

[Insight Initiative Team <insight@hdnet.org>]

HCC: Structured discussion survey
- Insight Initiative Team, Thailand
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Dear ProCAARE forum members,

We are now at the end of our seven-month structured discussions on home and
community-based care (HCC). We have very much enjoyed moderating this forum and working
with you to delve deeper into the issues around home and community care. Now WE NEED YOUR
HELP to evaluate the HCC structured discussion. Please give us 5 - 10 minutes of your time
to fill in the short survey below.

The results will help ensure that future structured discussions on important health
topics, such as HCC, are organized and run in the most useful way.  We shall collate your
responses and make the report available to you all in due course.

With warm regards and many thanks in advance for your help with this final stage of the
HCC discussion.

Insight Initiative Team
insight@hdnet.org
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Instructions

Please complete the following survey BY 15 MARCH and e-mail it to:

insight@hdnet.org

or fax it to: + 66 53 894 727.

Simply mark the relevant boxes with an x, e.g., [x]

SECTION A:  BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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1. In which region are you currently based?
[ ] Sub-Saharan Africa
[ ] North Africa and the Middle East
[ ] West Africa
[ ] Asia and the Pacific
[ ] Latin America and the Caribbean
[ ] North America
[ ] Western Europe
[ ] Eastern Europe/NIS (Newly Independent States)/Russian Federation

2. Are you male [ ] or female [ ]?

3. What age are you?
[ ] Less than 26
[ ] 26 - 35 years
[ ] 36 - 45 years
[ ] 46 - 55 years
[ ] Over 55 years

4.Professional category:
[ ] Academic
[ ] Public sector/Government
[ ] Private sector
[ ] Non-governmental organization
[ ] Other (please specify)....................................................

5. Area of work:
[ ] Biomedical research/laboratory
[ ] Business
[ ] Community HCC services
[ ] Community mobilization
[ ] Development
[ ] Education
[ ] Fundraising
[ ] Government policy/programme
[ ] Medical/clinical
[ ] Information dissemination
[ ] Law/ethics
[ ] Policy advocate/activism
[ ] Press/media
[ ] Religion/culture
[ ] Social/behavioral research
[ ] Other (please specify)....................................................

6. How did you first hear about the HCC discussion?
[ ] A friend/colleague told me
[ ] I received an email inviting me to join
[ ] From another e-mail forum (please specific which one................)
[ ] On the HDN website
[ ] Other (please specify: ................)

7. Did you attend either of the HCC conferences?
[ ] 1st Southern African Regional Community Home Based Care Conference, Botswana?
[ ] 5th HCC conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand?
[ ] Neither

SECTION B: DURATION AND QUALITY OF HCC Discussion
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8. Do you think the length of the discussion was ...
[ ] Too long?
[ ] Just right?
[ ] Not long enough?
[ ] Don't know?

9. How many of the postings/messages did you read?
[ ] Less than 20%
[ ] 21 - 50%
[ ] 51 - 80%
[ ] More than 80%
[ ] Don't know

10. What ONE type of posting did you find most useful?
[ ] Introduction pieces by key resource people
[ ] Descriptions of research
[ ] Description of projects on HCC
[ ] Description of personal experiences
[ ] Conference coverage
[ ] Summaries by moderator
[ ] Don't know
[ ] Other (please specify: ................)

11. How would you describe the quality of postings/messages compared to similar forums you
have taken part in?
[ ] Excellent
[ ] Good
[ ] Average
[ ] Poor
[ ] Terrible
[ ] Don't know

12. How would you rate the forum moderators' questions, summaries and updates?
[ ] Excellent
[ ] Good
[ ] Average
[ ] Poor
[ ] Terrible
[ ] Don't know

13. In general, were the postings/messages?
[ ] Too long
[ ] Too short
[ ] Just right
[ ] Don't know

SECTION C: VALUE OF INFORMATION, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND NETWORKING
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14.  Which of the following do you think are the MOST IMPORTANT roles of the HCC
discussion?
[ ] Sharing information about HCC between forum members
[ ] Providing different perspectives on HCC in other countries
[ ] Providing relevant news about the 5th HCC Conference
[ ] Establishing new partnerships with other people/organizations working on HCC
[ ] Sharing latest developments and discoveries about HCC
[ ] Increased international advocacy for HCC
[ ] Other (please specify: ................)

15.  How much do you think you learned about HCC from the discussions?
[ ] A great deal
[ ] A limited amount
[ ] Nothing

16. Has home and community-based care for people living with HIV/AIDS become a higher
priority for you as a result of the HCC discussion?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

17. Did you make any contacts with people on the forum that you had not known before?
[ ] Yes, many
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Don't know yet

SECTION D: USE OF INFORMATION AND HCC DISCUSSION
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18. Did you pass the postings/messages you received on to other people you know?
[ ] Yes  [ ] No

18a. If yes, approximately how many people did you share the information with?
[ ] 1-5
[ ] 6-20
[ ] 21-50
[ ] Over 50 (Please specify number...............)

18b. In what ways did you do this?
[ ] Direct email to one or more people
[ ] Through another email forum/listserv
[ ] Through a publication (newsletter etc.)
[ ] Printed and passed on by hand
[ ] In a meeting
[ ] Through a local/national network
[ ] Through a web site
[ ] Through newspaper/radio coverage
[ ] Other (please specify: ................)

19.  Did you send a posting/message to the forum?
[ ] Yes 	[ ] No

20.  If you did not send a posting/message to the forum, what was the reason?
[ ] No time/too busy
[ ] Nothing to add to discussion
[ ] Was happy just to read the discussions
[ ] Not able to speak on behalf of organization
[ ] Not confident in English
[ ] Not used to e-mail/discussion forums
[ ] Reluctant to give opinions in public
[ ] Other (please specify) .....................................................

SECTION E: FURTHER SUGGESTIONS
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21.  In what ways was the HCC discussion useful to you in your work or personally?
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22.  Please also share any other feedback or comments you may have for improvements for
future forum discussions.
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Many thanks once again for your valuable input during the HCC discussion and for taking
the time to fill in this survey - we really appreciate it.

Please save this file and mail your responses to: insight@hdnet.org

With best regards

Insight Initiative Team
Health & Development Networks
Email: insight@hdnet.org
Web: www.hdnet.org

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The Insight Initiative Project is managed by Health & Development Networks (HDN) in
collaboration with the Thailand Red Cross Society, the World Health Organization and the
Royal Thailand Government, with financial support from AusAid and UNAIDS.

For more information about this project (the 'Insight Initiative'), visit the HDN website
at: http://www.hdnet.org

Fifth International Conference on Home and Community Care for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Chiang Mai, Thailand - 17-20 December 2001
Website: http://www.hiv2001.com

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