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. 2013 Jan 11;2(4):221–224. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2012.12.004

Table 1.

Definition of indicators by intervention area used to construct the coverage gap index.

Indicators for coverage gap index Definitions
Indicators for family planning
Contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) Percentage of women aged 15–49 years currently married or in a union who are using (or whose partner is using) a modern contraceptive method
Indicators for maternal and newborn care
Skilled birth attendants (SBA) Percentage of live births in the 3 years before the survey attended by skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse, midwife, or auxiliary midwife)
Antenatal care (ANC) Percentage of women attended at least thrice during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy in the 3 years preceding the survey
Indicators for immunisation
Measles vaccination (MSL) Percentage of children aged 12–23 months who are immunised against measles
Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccination (DPT3) Percentage of children aged 12–23 months who received three doses of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine
BCG vaccination (BCG) Percentage of children aged 12–23 months currently vaccinated against BCG
Indicators for treatment of sick children
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) Percentage of children under-5 with diarrhoea in the preceding 2 weeks who received oral rehydration therapy (packets of oral rehydration salts, recommended home solution, or increased fluids) and continued feeding
Treatment of acute respiratory infection (ARI) Percentage of children aged 0–59 months with suspected pneumonia (cough and dyspnoea) who sought care from a health provider