Select maternal and child health services captured by the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and included in the analysis
Domain | Indicators | DHS | MICS | |||
Availability | Date | Availability | Date | |||
Maternal care | Delivery | Delivered at a facility | ✓ for births occurring in the 5 years preceding the survey | Day/month/year of birth | ✓ for births occurring in the 2 years preceding the survey | Day/month/year of birth |
Postnatal care | Trained attendant checked on mother after delivery | ✓ for births occurring in the 5 years preceding the survey | Day/month/year of birth | ✗ Not available | ||
Child care | Care at birth | Weighed at birth if delivered at a facility | ✓ for births occurring in the 5 years preceding the survey | Day/month/year of birth | ✓ for births occurring in the 2 years preceding the survey | Day/month/year of birth |
Outpatient care | Sought care if child had fever | ✓ for children under the age of 5 if the child had fever 2 weeks prior to the survey | 2 weeks (14 days) before day of interview | ✓ for children under the age of 5 if the child had fever 2 weeks prior to the survey | 2 weeks (14 days) before day of interview | |
Sought care if child had diarrhoea | ✓ for children under the age of 5 if the child had diarrhoea 2 weeks prior to the survey | ✗ Not available | ||||
Sought care if child had cough | ✗ Not available | ✓ for children under the age of 5 if the child had cough 2 weeks prior to the survey | 2 weeks (14 days) before day of interview |