TB Think Tank Member Survey Responses for Policy Evaluation, 2024

65 survey responses from members of the TB Think Tank, collected between June and July 2024. This dataset supports a formative evaluation of the platform's influence on tuberculosis policy in South Africa from 2021 to 2024. The data was authored by Bey-Marrie Schmidt and released under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing stakeholder perceptions of policy advisory effectiveness based on the 97% affirmation rate mentioned.
• Evaluating the impact of diverse membership and strong leadership on policy outputs like the TB Strategic Plan.
• Identifying systemic challenges in policy implementation based on described issues like approval delays and stakeholder underrepresentation.

Strengths

• Includes 65 survey responses from a defined expert group (TB Think Tank members).
• Survey results are contextualized with 14 in-depth interviews and document review.
• Data is directly tied to a specific policy evaluation timeframe (2021-2024).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope and likely a summary of responses rather than raw individual data.
• Freshness should be verified; the last update date (2026-05-06) is in the future relative to the data collection period (2024).

Provenance

Source

Survey of TB Think Tank members conducted for a formative evaluation.

Collection Method

Data collected via survey (65 respondents) between June and July 2024, supplemented by interviews, document review, and observation.

Time Range

Survey conducted in 2024; evaluation covers activities from 2021 to 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 17:40:36; data collection occurred in mid-2024.

Geography

South Africa.