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Table 1 Core and common metrics for the PHIT Data Collaborative by conceptual model component1

From: A common evaluation framework for the African Health Initiative

Inputs & Processes

Outputs

Outcomes

Impact

Governance and leadership:

Financing:

â–  Total costs in intervention areas

Health Information systems:

â–  Recent HMIS report available at facility

Human resources:

â–  Health workers per capita (physicians, nurses/midwives, pharmacy staff)

Medicines, Equipment, Commodities:

â–  Continuous stocks of essential commodities

(Tracer equipment and commodities at health center level; Tracer medicines for all health facilities; Tracer medicines for health facilities providing specific services)

Service access, readiness & quality:

â–  Quality of child health care by providers

â–  Service utilization

Coverage of services:

â–  Contraceptive prevalence rate

â–  Antenatal care ( 1+ visits)

â–  Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp)

â–  Skilled attendant at birth

â–  C-section prevalence rate (urban, rural)

â–  Exclusive breastfeeding

â–  Childhood immunizations

â–  Reported treatment of priority childhood illnesses

â–  Vitamin A supplementation (2 doses)

â–  Insecticide-treated net use

â–  TB treatment (DOTS) success rate

â–  Antenatal care (4+ visits)

â–  ART coverage

â–  Post-natal care for mother

â–  HIV testing for pregnant women

â–  Stillbirth ratio: fresh/macerated

â–  Unmet need for family planning

Equity:

â–  Core coverage metrics reported by wealth quintile

Mortality and undernutrition:

â–  Under 5 mortality rate

â–  Cause of death distribution for under-fives in intervention areas

â–  Child undernutrition (height for age and weight for height)

â–  Adult mortality rate

â–  Neonatal mortality rate

Morbidity:

Fertility:

â–  Total Fertility Rate

Equity:

â–  Core impact metrics reported by wealth quintile

  1. 1Core metrics shown in bold text