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Monitoring and evaluation indicators for trafficking in persons: A perspective on gender and health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 3:06 PM - 3:18 PM

Abby Cannon, MPH, MSW , MEASURE Evaluation, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Shelah S. Bloom, ScD , Dept. of Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Jennet Arcara, MPH, MPP , Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Kristen Wares, MPH , Office of HIV/AIDS, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
Ana Djapovic Scholl , Office of HIV/AIDS, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
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Background: Trafficking in persons (TIP) is recognized as a critical area at the intersection of gender and health by global health experts.  Measuring trafficking in persons is especially challenging due to the clandestine nature of this illegal activity, lack of measurement tools and dearth of standardized monitoring and evaluation (M&E) indicators to help track global and country progress in reducing TIP.  This compendium of TIP indicators seeks to fill this gap and assist programs and policy makers in selection of M&E indicators.

Methods: After an extensive literature review of available resources, indicators, and data collection tools for TIP, this guide was developed through an international consensus-building process with experts in the fields of TIP, gender-based violence, and reproductive and mental health. Experts came to consensus on targeted areas of TIP measurement within gender and health and a set of key indicators, which was further refined through an extensive iterative process. 

Results:  The result is a harmonized list of M&E indicators for TIP program managers and policy makers at the national and sub-national level working within the context of health programs. 

Conclusion: The guide will enable programs and countries to track their progress over time and across countries.  The implications for this include improved programs, increased ability to demonstrate progress in counter-trafficking efforts, advocate for increased funding and make programmatic, policy and nationally informed decisions based on data.

Learning Areas:

Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the process of creating a compendium of monitoring and evaluation indicators List critical areas of measurement for anti-trafficking programs and policies related to gender and health Identify specific indicators applicable to individual programming or national experience/interest

Keyword(s): Gender, Women and HIV/AIDS

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the primary author of this publication and have over 6 years of experience working on gender and health, both domestically and internationally, in direct service and monitoring and evaluation and research. My research experience includes human trafficking, gender equality and health, HIV, women’s economic empowerment and gender-based violence.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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