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. 2015 Apr 26;15:180. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0815-2

Table 3.

Examples of performance indicators alongside others in the health system related to reproductive health

Workforce Service delivery Finance Leadership and governance Information systems Supply of medical products, vaccines and technologies
Input level
Percentage of trainees provided with knowledge and skills on ECP in a given year Number of service delivery points offering ECP. Percentage of public and private sector expenditures on ECP. Existence of national population and reproductive health policy and plans. Percentage of women 15–49 years currently using modern methods of contraception (and ECP) included in routine data collection Percentage of service delivery points stocked with ECP according to needs
Process level
Proportion of providers trained in ECP Percentage of clients given counselling on ECP during a year Proportion of government budget spent on ECP Use of national policy targets in monitoring and evaluation of plans at all levels. Collection of data according to national protocols at all level. Percentage of ECP e supplies that are wasted
Output level
Percentage of providers trained in relation to the number of clients who received ECP counselling Percentage of clients expressing satisfaction with the counselling services received Cost of ECP in relation to average family income Number of targets met/protocols followed as per policy Number of routine data collections as per protocol in household surveys Available number of ECP in relation to need

Selected Indicators adapted from [89].