Table 1 Indicators of health and nutrition outcomes used in the study
Category and sub-category | Indicator |
|---|---|
1. Health outcomes | |
Infant mortality | Number of deaths of infants aged 0–12 months per 1,000 live births |
Under-five mortality | Number of deaths of children aged 0–59 months per 1,000 live births |
Childhood illness | % of children aged 0–59 months with suspected acute respiratory infection in last 2 weeks |
% of children aged 0–59 months with diarrhea in last 2 weeks | |
% of children aged 0–59 months with fever in last 2 weeks | |
2. Nutrition outcomes | |
Low birth weight | % of births with weight less than 2,500 g |
Child malnutrition | % of children aged 0–5 years who are underweight (weight for age is more than two standard deviations [SD] below the median of an international reference population) |
% of children aged 0–5 years who are stunted (height for age is more than two SD below the median of an international reference population) | |
% of children aged 0–5 years who are wasted (weight for height is more than two SD below the median of an international reference population) |