Table 1. Definition and number of surveyed samples and estimated population for each indicator of maternal and child health, Thailand, 2005–2006.
| MCH indicator | Definitiona | Eligible populationb | No. of samples (no. of estimated populationc) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Maternal health | |||
| Outcome indicator | |||
| 1. Teenage pregnancy | First pregnancy at age under 20 years | Women aged 15–49 years, having given birth | 24 018 (11 950 095) |
| Coverage indicator | |||
| 2. Family planning | Use of modern contraceptive methods including sterilization, pill, injection, implantation, IUD and condom | Women 15–49 years, married to or living with male partner and not known to be pregnant | 26 119 (13 079 990) |
| 3. Prenatal care | Pregnancy cared for by physicians, nurses, midwives or auxiliary midwives | Women 15–49 years, giving birth during the previous 2 years |
3 365 (1 848 734) |
| 4. Delivery care |
4.1 Delivery by physicians, nurses, midwives or auxiliary midwives | ||
| 4.2 Delivery in subdistrict health centres; district, provincial and teaching hospitals; and private health facilities | |||
| II. Child health | |||
| Outcome indicator | |||
| 5. Low birth weight | Babies born with weight below 2.5 kg | Women 15–49 years, giving birth during the previous 2 years | 3 365 (1 848 734) |
| 6. Child moderate-to-severe malnourishment | 6.1 Weight below 2 SD of the mean for the same age (underweight) 6.2 Height below 2 SD of the mean for the same age (stunting) 6.3 Weight below 2 SD of the mean for the same height (wasting) |
Children 0–59 months successfully measured for weight and height | 8 993 (4 632 238) |
| 7. Child illness | 7.1 Mothers or caregivers reporting diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks 7.2 Mothers or caregivers reporting cough with difficulty in breathing and tightness in the chest (suspected pneumonia) in the last 2 weeks |
Children 0–59 months | 9 409 (4 837 701) |
| Coverage indicator | |||
| 8. Treatment for child illness | 8.1 Receiving ORS/ORT | 8.1 Children 0–59 months with diarrhoea | 767 (419 756) |
| 8.2 Receiving advice/treatment from public and private health providers | 8.2 Children 0–59 months with suspected pneumonia | 379 (219 ) | |
| 9. Child immunization | Receiving one dose of BCG vaccine and MMR vaccine, and three doses of OPV, DPT vaccine and HBV vaccine in their first year of life | Children 12–23 months | 1 932 (974 880) |
BCG, bacille Calmette–Guérin; DPT, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; IUD, intrauterine device; MCH, maternal and child health; MMR, measles, mumps and rubella; OPV, oral polio vaccine; ORS/ORT, oral rehydration salts/oral rehydration therapy; SD, standard deviation.
a The numerator for calculating the prevalence or coverage for MCH indicator.
b The denominator for calculating the prevalence or coverage for MCH indicator.
c For the whole country, based on individual household members’ weights of the surveyed samples.