Table 3.
MNP distribution and coverage in four Local Government Areas of Benue State, Nigeria
| Children 6–59 months of age covered† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachets distributed* | MNP sachets provided per child among health centres | Distribution records* | Facility-based caregiver survey | |||
| Millions | Mean | Range | n | % | % | |
| MNCHW-Dec-13 | 2·6 | 30 | 15–90 | 87 000 | 49 | 31‡ |
| IPD-Mar-14 | 2·1 | 31 | 15–60 | 68 000 | 38 | 31‡ |
| MNCHW-June-14 | 3·3 | 58 | 40–90 | 57 000 | 32 | – |
| Total | 8·0 | |||||
MNP, micronutrient powder; MNCHW, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Weeks; IPD, Immunization Plus Days.
Based on best estimates of MNP distributed as derived from health facility routine registers, with adjustments made to correct for register errors and leftover MNP sachets. For IPD-Mar-14 and MNCHW-June-14 the adjustments were based on evaluators’ on-site verification of under- and over-reporting in thirty-seven and sixteen randomly sampled facilities, respectively; for the MNCHW-Dec-13, register data were adjusted downwards by 8 % based on the net over-reporting observed at MNCHW-June-14.
Coverage determined using projected populations by Benue State and Local Government Areas for 2014, based on the Nigeria 2006 Census, as the denominator( 19 ).
Based on population size( 19 ), this corresponds to 55 000 children.