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Table 2 Contact coverage and intervention-specific coverage of different routine MNH visits in Nepal, 2016

From: High coverage but low quality of maternal and newborn health services in the coverage cascade: who is benefitted and left behind in accessing better quality health services in Nepal?

A

Contact coverage of MNH visits

Frequency

Yes (%)

 

At least four or more ANC visits (N = 1978)

1401

71

 

Institutional delivery (N = 1978)

1270

64

 

Mothers and newborns received at least one PNC visit within 48 h of childbirth (N = 1978)

999

51

B

Intervention-specific coverage of MNH visits (N = 1978)

a.

Antenatal care interventions

1.

ANC as per protocol

1078

55

2.

Iron taken

1819

92

3.

Iron taken for at least 180 days

810

41

4.

Told to look for possible problems during pregnancy

1507

76

5.

Told where to go if any pregnancy problems

1517

77

6.

Told to get a postnatal check-up

1086

55

7.

Advice for skilled birth attendance delivery

1419

72

8.

Advice for health facility delivery

1536

78

9.

ANC at health facilities

1751

89

10.

ANC by skilled providers

1703

86

11.

Full neonatal tetanus protection

1801

91

12.

Albendazole is taken during pregnancy

1426

72

13.

Blood pressure measured in ANC visits

1761

89

14.

Urine test in pregnancy

1483

75

15.

Blood test in pregnancy

1319

67

16.

Prepared at least four birth preparedness items out of seven

786

40

17.

Average coverage of all interventions of 4 ANC visits

73% (0.73 out of 1)

b.

Institutional delivery interventions (N = 1978)

18.

Delivery by skilled health attendants

1277

65

19.

Received cash incentive

912

46

20.

Injection oxytocin labour and after delivery

1021

52

21.

Counselling for injection oxytocin labour and after delivery

568

29

22.

Discharged after 12 h of health facility delivery

790

40

23.

Dried before placenta out

1167

59

24.

Wrapped before placenta out

1167

59

25.

Skin to skin contact immediately

1070

54

26.

Average coverage of all institutional delivery interventions

51% (0.51 out of 1)

c.

Postnatal care interventions (N = 1978)

27.

PNC of mothers within 2 days

1123

57

28.

PNC of newborns within 2 days

1123

57

29.

PNC newborns by trained health workers

1088

55

30.

PNC of newborns at health facilities

1042

53

31.

Examined cord care

803

41

32.

Measured temperature

775

39

33.

Counselling newborn danger signs

624

32

34.

Counselled on breastfeeding

905

46

35.

Observed breastfeeding

868

44

36.

Observed for dangerous signs

542

27

37.

Bathing 24 h after birth

888

45

38.

Average coverage of all PNC interventions

46% (0.46 out of 1)

  1. Denominator for each intervention was women who had at least one live birth 2 years prior to the survey, i.e., 1978 women