Table 2 CMO mapping template
Context Elements of both the physical and social environment that enable or impede the expected outcomes | Actor Individuals, groups or organizations involved in the implementation and outcomes of an intervention | Mechanism An explanation or justification of why a resource was used by an actor to achieve an expected outcome (or not) | Outcomesa Immediate Immediate effects of CRE programme activities (e.g. changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills and awareness preceding changes in behaviour) Intermediate Intermediate outcomes of the CRE identified through indirect effects of CRE activities (e.g. changes in behaviours or practices following immediate changes in knowledge and skills) Long term Changes in the medium and long term, reflecting further indirect effects of CRE activities and less accountability of the programme elements (e.g. impacts on community and health system) | |
Resource Resources and programme activities introduced | Response Participants’ reasoning in response to resources | |||