Table 1. National Averages and Coverage Estimates of the Indicators of the Continuum of Maternal and Child Health Care, 2012 and 2013.
Continuum of care | Indicators | National Estimates—DHS 2008 [9]/(Countdown) [4] | National Estimates DHS 2013[10] | Estimated Average coverage | ||
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2012. (95% CI) | 2014 (95% CI) | Difference: 2013—2012. | ||||
Pre-pregnancy | Demand for FP satisfied, | 15 | 15 | 7.8 (0.7) | 6.1 (1.0) | -1.7 |
Pregnancy | Antenatal care (4+visits), | 45 | 61 † | 28.4 (1.6) | 45.5 (2.6) | 17.1 |
Birth | Postnatal care for mother (SBA) | 39 (35) | 38 | 22.5 (1.4) | 24.0 (1.4) | 1.5 |
Postnatal Care | Postnatal care for Mothers | 7.4 (0.6) | 10.4 (0.9) | 3.0 | ||
Post natal care for baby, | ||||||
Childhood | Exclusive breast feeding: u6m. | 13 | 17 | 25.14 (1.6) | 43.8 (2.5) | 18.7 |
DPT3 vaccine | 35 | 38 | 13.1 (1.0) | 10.3 (0.6) | -2.8 | |
Antibiotics for Pneumonia u5 | 23 | 29 | 18.8 (1.0) | 19.8 (1.2) | 1.0 |
Estimated Coverage across the continuum of maternal and child health care indicators in percents.
† Proportion of women who reported consulting a skilled health provider—a doctor, nurse, midwife, or auxiliary midwife—at least once for antenatal care for the most recent birth in the five-year period before the survey.