Use of the nominal group technique and the delphi method to draw up evaluation indicators for strategies to deal with violence against children and adolescents in Brazil

Abstract

Objectives: the aim of this study is to present a method for the production and selection of indicators to evaluate and/or monitor strategies to: a) prevent violence and promote protective family andcommunity relations; b) provide care for victims of such violence and their family members; c) upgrade the recording and reporting of such violence; d) guarantee the rights of child and adolescent victims; and e) ensure due prosecution of perpetrators. Methods: consensus-generating participatory methodologies were used (Delphi Method and Nominal Group Technique). Results: 113 indicators were produced, with 27 and 91 indicators selected in scenarios with different scores. Conclusions: the consensus methodologies were adequate for the selection and validation of evaluation indicators, but criteria need to be established for selection among the indicators adopted.