Table 2 Summary of the type of indicators used and reason for inclusion in monitoring and evaluation plans of four DELTAS Africa consortia for the period 2015–2020
| Â | Â | Consortium 1 | Consortium 2 | Consortium 3 | Consortium 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of indicators (numbers not performed in brackets) | Â | 65 (18) | 29 (0) | 41 (4) | 87 (13) |
Nature of indicators | Quantitative | 53 (12) | 24 | 41 (4) | 84 (13) |
Qualitative | 12 (6) | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
Funder-defined focus areas | Scientific quality | 17 (3) | 6 | 12 | 30(4) |
Research leadership | 25 (3) | 9 | 12 (1) | 22 (4) | |
Research management, culture and infrastructure | 9 (4) | 7 | 7 (1) | 7 | |
Scientific citizenship | 13 (8) | 7 | 10 (2) | 28 (5) | |
Study-defined headings | Career development | 19 (4) | 4 | 7(1) | 9 (1) |
Courses and training (skills development) | 11 | 4 | 11(1) | 19 (4) | |
Knowledge dissemination or citizenship | 11 (3) | 3 | 7 (1) | 21 (4) | |
Knowledge exchange and collaborations | 13 (8) | 5 | 79 | 12(3) | |
Research support | 5 (3) | 7 | 5 (1) | 5 | |
Scientific/academic quality | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
Supervision and mentorship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1) | |
Indicator level | Individual | 23 (3) | 16 | 12 (1) | 39 (8) |
Institution | 36 (11) | 9 | 21 (2) | 21 | |
Societal | 5 (4) | 4 | 8 (1) | 27(5) | |
Indicator type | Output | 32 (9) | 17 | 22 (2) | 71 (11) |
Outcome | 33 (9) | 11 | 19 (2) | 16 (2) | |
Impact | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Nature of indicators | Quantitative | 53 (12) | 24 | 41 (4) | 84 (13) |
Qualitative | 12 (6) | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
Reason for inclusion of indicator | Reporting to DELTAS Africa programme | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 |
Individual consortium tracking/learning | 42 (18) | 16 | 8 (2) | 10 (10) | |
Both | 22 | 13 | 22 (2) | 54 (3) |