Table 1. Target populations and coverage measures for maternal and newborn health interventions in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Variable	Definition of target population or coverage measure for the intervention
	Syphilis screening	Pre-eclampsia screening	Use of partograph to monitor labour	Active management of the third stage of labour	Postpartum care in a health facility
Target populationa	All women during pregnancy	All women during pregnancy	All women during childbirth	All women during childbirth	All women after childbirth
Coverage measure in implementation pathway
Accessibility coverage	Proportion attending antenatal care at least once during pregnancy	Proportion attending antenatal care at least three times during pregnancy	Proportion giving birth in a health facility	Proportion giving birth in a health facility	Proportion giving birth in a health facility
Availability coverage	Proportion attending antenatal care in a health facility with a syphilis test available	Proportion attending antenatal care in a health facility with a sphygmomano-meter available	Proportion giving birth in a health facility with a partograph available	Proportion giving birth in a health facility with sterile syringes and needles and oxytocin or ergometrine available	Proportion giving birth in a health facility offering postpartum care with iron supplements available
Effective coverage	Proportion who satisfy the definition for availability coverage and who report having a blood test and receiving a test result for syphilis	Proportion who satisfy the definition for availability coverage and who report having their blood pressure checked	Proportion who satisfy the definition for availability coverage and who used a facility in which a health worker reported using a partograph during the last delivery attended	Proportion who satisfy the definition for availability coverage and who used a facility in which a health worker reported giving an oxytocic agent during the last delivery attended	Proportion who satisfy the definition for availability coverage and who report being checked within 48 hours of delivery

^a The target population is the denominator for all coverage measures. For each stage along the implementation pathway, the coverage measure is conditional on the preceding stage.