Process evaluation is a type of formative evaluation used to assess a program activity’s implementation in comparison to the initially planned protocol. Process evaluation measures how well intervention has been implemented. Process evaluation includes quality indicators such as adherence, reach, acceptability, and adoption. The process evaluation also takes into consideration the use of intervention materials, level of participation, the dose delivered, and the influence of external factors affecting the intervention delivery. The process evaluation also measures the accuracy of the information provided during the intervention, its impact, and the link between the program components, the results, and the costs. These concepts are defined as the fidelity, context, dose-received, dose-delivered, exposure, and reach (Linnan and Steckler 2002).
Literature on process evaluation for public health programs has considerably increased over the past decade. In the early.
