Incidence of The number of Essential DHIS Numerator Accuracy Outcome Number per Quarterly No Lower levels Health severe children who for growth dependent 1000 of Information, The number (Indicator malnutrition weigh below monitoring on quality Epidemiology of children must be prevalence of in children 60% Expected in children of data from who weigh annualised) underweight and Research (under 5 Weight for Age reporting below 60% (children Programme years of (new cases per facility Expected under 5) month) per age) Weight for 1000 children in are desired Age during Nutrition the target the reporting Programme population period Maternal, Child Denominator and Women’s Health Children Programme under 5 years x 1000 Infant Number of Monitors South Numerator Data are Outcome Number per Empirical No Lower Infant mortality rate children less trends in African not 1000 (rate) data are Mortality Number of Maternal, Child than one year infant Demographic frequently provided by Rates are children less and Women’s old who die in mortality available. the SADHS desired And Health than one Health one year, per Empirical every 5 Surveys year old who 1000 live births data are years Programme (SADHS) die in one during that year available year from the SADHS, which is Denominator conducted every 5 years Total number of live births during that year x 1000
Incidence of severe malnutrition in children (under 5 years of age) The number of children who weigh below 60% Expected Weight for Age (new cases per month) per 1000 children in the target population Essential for growth monitoring in children DHIS Numerator The number of children who weigh below 60% Expected Weight for Age during the reporting period Denominator Children under 5 years x 1000 Accuracy dependent on quality of data from reporting facility Outcome Number per 1000 Quarterly (Indicator must be annualised) No Lower levels of prevalence of underweight (children under 5) are desired Health Information, Epidemiology and Research Programme Nutrition Programme Maternal, Child and Women’s Health Programme Infant mortality rate Number of children less than one year old who die in one year, per 1000 live births during that year Monitors trends in infant mortality South African Demographic And Health Surveys (SADHS) Numerator Number of children less than one year old who die in one year Denominator Total number of live births during that year x 1000 Data are not frequently available. Empirical data are available from the SADHS, which is conducted every 5 years Outcome Number per 1000 (rate) Empirical data are provided by the SADHS every 5 years No Lower Infant Mortality Rates are desired Maternal, Child and Women’s Health Programme
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