Table 1.

Primary outcomes measured by household survey

Factor	Indicator
Care-seeking behavior	Care seeking behavior from an appropriate provider by condition: proportion of ill children 2–59 months who sought care from an appropriate provider (CHW or PHU).
Coverage of appropriate treatment	Appropriate treatment from an appropriate provider (and CHW only) by condition: proportion of ill children 2–59 months who sought care from an appropriate provider (CHW or PHU/CHW only), who received ACT for fever, ORS, and zinc for diarrhea or amoxicillin or cotrimoxole for pneumonia.
Access to treatment	Timely treatment within 24 hours of onset of symptoms.
Impact among target group (and comparison groups)	Mortality rate among children 2–59 months: Number of children 2–59 months who died per 1,000 children 2–59 months per month.
	Mortality rate among children under-five: Number of children under-five who died per 1,000 children under-five per month.
	Mortality rate among persons 5 years and older: Number of persons 5 years and older who died per 1,000 persons per month.
Community acceptability	Recognition of the CHW: proportion of households whose respondent could correctly name the CHW.
Quality of care	Correct case management: proportion of illnesses among children 2–59 months where the CHW administered an appropriate treatment or referred child to a PHU.

ACT = artemisinin-based combination therapy; CHW = community health worker; ORS = oral rehydration solution; PHU = peripheral health unit.