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Pay particular attention to Data Elements and indicators, as they are exposed in analytics and affect the rendering of the chart/ table.

Naming principles for Data Elements and Indicators

  • It should not be based on how the data is collected

  • It should not mention the frequency (by month, this year..)

  • “Number of” is unnecessary / redundant

  • Name and Short Name should be for data output (analytic)

  • Form Name is for data capture

General naming structure

CI

HHH

PROJ

Object Name

Country 2-ISO code

Health Area acronym

(2 to 4 letters)

Project acronym

Data collection dimension name (brief description)

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  • KH HIV NFP - Self-testing kits distributed (a data element)

  • KH HIV NFP - Facility Monthly (a data set)

  • KH HIV NFP - Test type (a category combination)

Component

Meaning

Notes

KH

Cambodia

In DHIS2 we always use the country 2-ISO code. Not required for global projects.

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

The health area - see list

NFP

New Frontiers Project

Optional - if the data must be collected only for that project

Self-testing kits distributed

The measure in question

be as concise as possible.

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DHIS2 Object

Naming Convention

Name Example

Category

[2-4 letter program code] AND/OR [CORE/ISO2] - [Category name]

CORE - Age groups (0-4, 5-14, 15-24, 25+)

WHP - Reason for IUD removal

Category combination

[2-4 letter program code] AND/OR [CORE/ISO2] - [Category Combo name]

CORE - Age groups (0-4, 5-14, 15-24, 25+) & gender

WHP - Reason for IUD removal

Category option

NOT APPLICABLE

Use shortest possible name. Reuse them as much as possible.

Data element

[CORE/ISO2] [2-3 letter intervention area code] - [2-4 letter project/program code] [(TRK)] - [DE name]

Aggregated DE:
MAL RDT - Number of confirmed Confirmed malaria cases (RDT+) [Integer]

Tracker DE:
CD MAL RDT (TRK) - Malaria confirmed through RDT [True/False]

Data element group

[CORE/ISO2] [2-3 letter intervention area code] - [2-4 letter project/program code] - [DE Group name]

UG RH WHP - RH Service Provision

Data element group set

[CORE/ISO2] [2-3 letter intervention area code] [2-4 letter program code]

UG HIV PLP

Data Set

[CORE/ISO2] [2-3 letter intervention area code] [2-4 letter program code] - [Dataset name]

UG MCH MUM - Monthly Facility HMIS Form

Indicator

[CORE/ISO2] [2-3 letter intervention area code] [2-4 letter program code] - [Indicator name]

CORE MAL RDT - % of children under 5 with confirmed malaria receiving ACTs

Option Set

[CORE/ISO2] [2-3 letter intervention area code] [2-4 letter program code] - [Option set name]

CORE MAL RDT - Results

Options of an Option Set

NOT APPLICABLE

Organisation unit

[OrgUnit name] ([Code])

Administrative area: Bushenyi (402)

Facility: Kicwamba Maternity Clinic (S-KMC-051)

Provider: Musoki Jackline (S-KMC-051-012)

Organisation Unit Group

[ISO2] [group set name] - [group]

Global: Type - Clinic

Local: KE Region - Western

Organisation Unit Group Set

For global OU groups: [group set name]

For local OU groups: [ISO2] [group set name]

Global: Type

Local: KE Region

Program

[ISO2] - [2-3 letter intervention area code] [2-4 letter program code] - [Program name]

GT SRH WHP - Client Tracker

Program Stage

[ISO2] - [2-3 letter intervention area code] [2-4 letter program code] - [Program name] - [Stage name]

SA SRH - VMMC Tracker - Stage Name (always shown in context)

Follow-up Visit

Exemptions for naming conventions

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Codes are optional for all objects, but may assist in providing an additional mechanism for sorting objects and importing/exporting metadata and data associated with the object across servers.  Specific nomenclature for organisation unit codes is described in the organisation unit standard.

General principles for codes:

  • Never use spaces

  • Keep length consistent, if possible

DHIS2 Object

Code Convention

Code Example

Data element

[CORE/ISO2]_[3 letter intervention area code]-[2-4 letter project/program code]_[(TRK)]_[123]

CORE_MAL-RDT_003

CD_MAL-RDT_038

Organisation unit

Administrative areas: [ISO2][1234]

Facilities: [ISO2][PSI/MOH/(project code)][1234]

Providers: [facility code]-[provider code]

Facility: KEPSI1034

Provider: KEPSI1034-023

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