Table 1 Definition of indicators
Indicator (abbreviation) | Definition | Data sources |
|---|---|---|
Maternal and child health indicators | ||
Antenatal care (ANC1, ANC4) | The proportion of women aged 15–49 years who gave birth in the given year and had one/four or more antenatal visits attended by skilled personnel (doctor, nurse, midwife, or clinical officer) at a health facility during the corresponding pregnancy | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
LSS: 2003–2004 | ||
CWIQ: 2006 | ||
Skilled birth attendance (SBA) | The proportion of women aged 15–49 years who gave birth in the given year and delivered with a skilled birth attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife, or clinical officer) | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
CWIQ: 2006 | ||
SMART: 2013 | ||
In-facility deliveries (IFD) | The proportion of women aged 15–49 years who gave birth in a given year and delivered at a health facility | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
CWIQ: 2006 | ||
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) | The proportion of children who were exclusively breastfed during their first six months after birth | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
GHS: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 | ||
Prevalence of modern contraceptive use | The proportion of women aged 15–49 years who reported using a modern method of contraception | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
GHS: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 | ||
LSS: 2003–2004, 2009–2010 | ||
Percentage of women who received two or more doses of the tetanus toxoid vaccine during pregnancy | The proportion of women aged 15–49 years who received two or more doses of the tetanus toxoid vaccine during their last pregnancy | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
Childhood immunizations | ||
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunization (BCG) | The proportion of children under 5 who were vaccinated against tuberculosis in the given year | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
LSS: 2003–2004, 2009–2010 | ||
Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus immunization, three doses (DPT3) | The proportion of children aged 12–59 months old who received three doses of the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccine in the given year | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
LSS: 2003–2004, 2009–2010 | ||
Measles immunization (Measles) | The proportion of children aged 12–59 months who received measles vaccination in the given year | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
LSS: 2003–2004, 2009–2010 | ||
Oral polio vaccine immunization, three doses (OPV3) | The proportion of children aged 12–59 months who received three doses of the oral polio vaccine in the given year | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
LSS: 2003–2004, 2009–2010 | ||
Malaria interventions | ||
Intermittent preventive therapy for malaria during pregnancy, two doses (IPTp2) | The proportion of women aged 15–49 years who gave birth in the given year and received at least two treatment doses of Fansidar (sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine) at antenatal care visits during the corresponding pregnancy | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
MIS: 2010 | ||
Indicator (abbreviation) | Definition | Data sources |
Malaria interventions | ||
Household ownership of ITNs (ITN own) | The proportion of households that own at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2011 | ||
MIS: 2010 | ||
LSS: 2009–2010 | ||
Netmark: 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||
ITN use by children under 5 (ITN use) | The proportion of children under 5 who slept under an ITN the previous night | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
MIS: 2010 | ||
LSS: 2009–2010 | ||
Netmark: 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||
Household ownership of ITNs or receipt of indoor residual spraying (ITN or IRS) | The proportion of households that own at least one ITN or were sprayed with an insecticide-based solution in the last 12 months, or both | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2011 | ||
MIS: 2010 | ||
LSS: 2009–2010 | ||
Netmark: 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||
Percentage of febrile children under 5 who received ACTs | The proportion of children under 5 with a fever in the past two weeks who received artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) as treatment | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 2007, 2011 | ||
MIS: 2010 | ||
LSS: 2009–2010 | ||
Health outcomes | ||
Under-5 mortality | The probability that a child born in the given year will die before reaching the age of 5; expressed in terms of under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births | DHS: 1990, 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
MIS: 2010 | ||
Percentage of children under 5 who are underweight | The proportion of children under 5 who are underweight, as defined by weighing two or more standard deviations below the international anthropometric reference population median of weight for age | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 | The proportion of children under 5 who are wasting, as defined by weighing two or more standard deviations below the international anthropometric reference population median of weight for height | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 | ||
Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 | The proportion of children under 5 who are stunted, as defined by weighing two or more standard deviations below the international anthropometric reference population median of height for age | DHS: 2003, 2008, 2013 |
MICS: 1999, 2007, 2011 |