Table 1 Maternal and child health indicators analyzed in this study
From: Examining changes in maternal and child health inequalities in Ethiopia
Indicators | Definition |
|---|---|
Stunting | Percentage of children with a height-for-age z-score < −2 standard deviations from the reference median |
Wasting | Percentage of children with a weight-for-height z-score < −2 standard deviations from the reference median |
Underweight | Percentage of children with a weight-for-age z-score < −2 standard deviations from the reference median |
Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) | The number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age per 1000 live births |
Infant mortality rate (IMR) | The number of deaths among children under 12 months of age per 1000 live births |
Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) | The number of deaths among children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births |
Measles vaccination | Percentage of children aged 12 to 23 months who received measlesa,b |
Full immunization | Percentage of children aged 12 to 23 months who received BCG, measles, and three doses of polio and DPTb,a |
Contraceptive prevalence (modern method) | Percentage of currently married women aged 15 to 49 who currently use a modern method of contraception |
Antenatal care visits, 4 or more (ANC4+) | Percentage of mothers aged 15 to 49 who had a live birth in the past 5 years who received at least 4 antenatal care visits from any skilled personnel during pregnancy for the most recent birth |
Skilled birth attendant (SBA) | Percentage of live births to mothers aged 15 to 49 in the past five years that were attended by skilled health attendant |