Table 3

Progress in health service coverage (2011–2015) and national coverage proportions in 2015

Indicator2015 vs 2011 difference in weighted coverage proportions (%)
(95% CI (%))*
P value*Weighted national coverage proportions (%), 2015
(95% CI (%))
HSDP† coverage target (%) for 2015
Maternal and neonatal care
ANC 4+1.6 (±3.4)0.35822.4 (±2.5)40
Malaria prophylaxis8.6 (±3.9)<0.00133.1 (±2.9)40
Tetanus prophylaxis3.1 (±3.1)0.04713.7 (±2.3)80
Institutional delivery10.5 (±3.4)<0.00127.0 (±2.6)25
PNC for mother (any provider)1.7 (±3.6)0.35922.8 (±2.6)
Child immunisation
Measles vaccination11.2 (±4.2)<0.00149.7 (±2.8)
DPT3 vaccination13.1 (±3.6)<0.00134.7 (±2.6)85
All basic vaccines11.3 (±3.0)<0.00120.8 (±2.3)50†
Childcare
Vitamin A supplementation−26.4 (±3.2)<0.0014.8 (±1.6)80
Malaria treatment (ACT)15.8 (±3.6)<0.00131.3 (±2.8)
Diarrhoea treatment (ORS)17.7 (±4.1)<0.00151.4 (±2.9)80
Pneumonia care seeking5.9 (±4.0)0.00466.1 (±2.8)
HIV testing
HIV testing, women7.3 (±2.8)<0.00117.0 (±2.2)NA
HIV testing, men8.2 (±2.9)<0.00118.6 (±2.3)NA
HIV-related knowledge
MTCT knowledge, women6.0 (±2.9)<0.00117.3 (±2.4)NA
MTCT knowledge, men6.6 (±3.4)<0.00123.1 (±2.7)NA
HIV prevention knowledge, women0.5 (±1.9)0.6418.9 (±1.6)NA
HIV prevention knowledge, men1.9 (±3.0)0.21817.6 (±2.3)NA
HIV misconception knowledge 1 (mosquito), women7.0 (±4.0)0.00138.5 (±2.9)NA
HIV misconception knowledge 1 (mosquito), men6.9 (±4.0)0.00148.8 (±2.8)NA
HIV misconception knowledge 2 (food), women8.8 (±3.6)<0.00155.1 (±2.6)NA
HIV misconception knowledge 2 (food), men7.1 (±3.7)<0.00164.0 (±2.6)NA
HIV misconception knowledge 3 (witchcraft), women12.1 (±3.9)<0.00160.2 (±2.6)NA
HIV misconception knowledge 3 (witchcraft), men6.8 (±3.7)<0.00168.1 (±2.5)NA
STI-related knowledge
STI knowledge, women9.4 (±3.8)<0.00148.6 (±2.8)NA
STI knowledge, men12.0 (±4.0)<0.00158.1 (±2.9)NA
HIV prevention and contraception
Contraception (non-pregnant)0.6 (±2.6)0.6537.1 (±1.9)NA
Contraception (all married)nc4.9 (±1.6)20
Condom use, womennc18.0 (±9.1)NA
Condom use, mennc38.2 (±6.7)NA
  • *Results of two-sample, two-sided Z-test of proportions to test for significant change between 2011 and 2015.

  • †The HSDP target refers to card-confirmed vaccinations, while our indicators include mothers’ oral report of vaccinations.

  • ACT, artemisinin-based combination therapy; ANC, antenatal care; CI, Confidence Interval; DPT, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus; HSDP, Health Sector Development Plan for the Republic of South Sudan; MTCT, mother-to-child transmission; NA, not applicable; nc, not computed comparative results, as explained above; ORS, oral rehydration salts; PNC, postnatal care; STI, sexually transmitted infection.