Summary of contextual, output and outcome measures by programme phase: Bihar, 2011–2017
| Measures | Initial eight programme districts | Additional 30 districts | All 38 districts | |
| IFHI | TSU | TSU | TSU | |
| N | 10 408 | 13 767 | 48 918 | 62 685 |
| Contextual | ||||
| JSY programme participation (%) | 38.7 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 14.0 |
| Self-help group membership (%) | n/a | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| FHW programme outputs | ||||
| FHW household visit frequency (%) | ||||
| No visit during pregnancy | 39.8 | 53.7 | 61.5 | 59.3 |
| Only visits in 1st or 2nd pregnancy trimester | 1.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Only one visit during 3rd pregnancy trimester | 5.5 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| 2+ visits during 3rd pregnancy trimester | 53.4 | 31.2 | 26.6 | 27.8 |
| Specific advice (%) | ||||
| Advice for institutional delivery | 46.9 | 36.9 | 31.4 | 32.9 |
| Advice for early initiation of breast feeding* | 41.2 | 22.9 | 16.1 | 18.0 |
| Quality of FHW interactions during household visits† (%) | ||||
| Received advice on 4+ domains | 43.4 | 21.9 | 18.2 | 19.4 |
| Outcomes for this analysis | ||||
| Attended 3+ ANC visits (%) | 22.3 | 40.9 | 43.2 | 42.6 |
| Institutional delivery (%) | 72.6 | 75.6 | 70.9 | 72.2 |
| Early initiation of breast feeding* (%) | 57.1 | 70.1 | 66.2 | 67.2 |
| TV ownership (%) | 12.4 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 17.0 |
All data are weighted.
The index accounts for the number of domains of advice received across five domains: birth preparedness for institutional delivery, birth preparedness for home delivery (whether planned or unplanned), recognition and care seeking for maternal complications, essential newborn care practices and postpartum family planning. The index ranges between 0 and 5.
*Early initiation of breast feeding refers to initiation within the first hour after birth and is only measured among women who had a vaginal delivery.
†The quality index was estimated among mothers of infants aged 0–2 months old who received one or more FHW visits during pregnancy.
ANC, antenatal care; FHW, frontline health worker; IFHI, Integrated Family Health Initiative; JSY, Janani Suraksha Yojana; n/a, not available; TSU, Technical Support Unit.