Table 2.

Outcome categories and sub‐categories

Outcome category	Outcome sub‐category
Health	Mortality
	Morbidity
	Disability and childhood illness
	Immunisation coverage
	Mental health and psychosocial improvement
	Nutrition
Healthy development	Antenatal and postnatal care including breast‐feeding
	Cognitive development
	Utilisation of health services like immunisation, child care
	Gender roles/decision making
	Diet and physical activity
	Parent reported‐behaviour change
Learning and development	Enrolment
	Attendance
	Dropouts and truancy
	Learning and achievement
	Social skill development
	Quality of education
Risk factor reduction	Maternal smoking
	Contraceptive use
	Alcohol abuse/substance abuse
	Childhood injuries
	Hand washing
	Clean environment
Safety	Child abuse and neglect
	Homelessness
	Sexual (child trafficking)and physical violence in children
	Child rights
	Child marriage
	Child labour
	FGM prevalence
Equity	Equity
Economic impact	Cost‐benefit
	Cost‐effectiveness
	Formal savings