Huge poor–rich inequalities in maternity care: an international comparative study of maternity and child care in developing countries
Tanja AJ Houweling, Carine Ronsmans, Oona MR Campbell, Anton E Kunst
Volume 85, Number 10, October 2007, 745-754
Table 1. Definition of indicators included in the study
| Indicator | Definition |
|---|---|
| Professional delivery attendance | The percentage of births in the three or five years (depending on the country) prior to the survey that were attended to by a medically trained person, defined as a doctor, nurse or nurse-midwife. “Deliveries were defined as facility-based when they occurred in a public medical facility (government hospital, government health centre, government maternity centre, other country-specific public sector facilities) or a private medical facility (mission hospital/clinic, other private hospital/clinic).” |
| Professional antenatal care | The percentage of births in the three or five years (depending on the country) before the survey for which a woman received at least two antenatal care consultations from a medically trained person, defined as a doctor, nurse or nurse-midwife. |
| Full childhood immunization | The percentage of “surviving children age 12–23 months who received BCG, three doses of DPT and oral polio, and measles vaccination. The figures are a combination of information recorded on the child’s vaccination card, or, in cases where a card was not seen by the interviewer, as reported by the mother.” |
| Treatment for diarrhoea | The percentage of “children with diarrhoea in the past two weeks who were taken to any medical facility for treatment, defined as a private doctor, mission/hospital clinic, other private hospital/clinic, pharmacy, or a public facility (government hospital, government health centre, or government dispensary).” |
| Treatment for acute respiratory infections | The percentage of “children with a cough and rapid breathing in the preceding two weeks who were taken to any medical facility for treatment”. Definitions for facilities are the same as for treatment of diarrhea. |
BCG, Bacille Calmette Guerin; DPT, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus.