Research and Evaluation Gear (REG) Benchmarks and examples Benchmark Scoring Benchmark Examples 0 1 2 3 Not done Minimal Partial Major progress progress progress REG1: Indicators of key Indicators of Indicators of Indicators of In Peru, the Continuous Demographic and Health Survey provides data Indicators of breastfeeding key key key annually on key breastfeeding indicators, including initial key practices are breastfeeding breastfeeding breastfeeding breastfeeding, exclusive BF < 6 months, and introduction of solid foods not routinely practices are practices are practices are 6-9 months. The median BF duration indicator is reported every 2 breastfeeding practices are included in routinely routinely routinely years. routinely periodic included in included in included in included in national periodic periodic periodic Score: Major Progress periodic surveys. national national national Volume: Key breastfeeding practices are annually included in the national surveys and surveys and surveys and national survey and data are renewed annually. surveys. this data are this data are this data are updated at renewed at renewed more once once than once every 10 years. every 5 years. every 5 years. REG2: Key Key Key Key Key In Brazil, the National Information System for Primary Care breastfeeding breastfeeding breastfeeding breastfeeding breastfeeding electronically collects continuous data on the prevalence of EBF and BF practices are practices are practices are practices are practices are for all health care under 4 months of age. These data are available monitored in not monitored monitored in monitored in monitored in monthly to the public and have full coverage. This data has been used in routine routine health routine health routine health to plan and monitor breastfeeding interventions and drive decision routine health information health information information information making. For example, after analyzing these data, the Ministry of systems. information systems, but electronic electronic Health created a technical manual addressing breastfeeding and young systems. the systems systems, but the systems, and feeding guidelines to qualify the community-based health are not systems do not the systems professionals. electronic nor have full have full have key coverage (i.e. coverage (i.e. Major Progress indicators been national, national, Existence: Yes publicly subnational, and subnational, Coverage: Full national coverage. reported. coverage) and local Quality: Key indicators are publicly reported. nor have key coverage) and indicators been key indicators publicly have been reported.
Research and Evaluation Gear (REG) Benchmarks and examples Benchmark Benchmark Scoring Examples 0 Not done 1 Minimal progress 2 Partial progress 3 Major progress REG1: Indicators of key breastfeeding practices are routinely included in periodic national surveys. Indicators of key breastfeeding practices are not routinely included in periodic national surveys. Indicators of key breastfeeding practices are routinely included in periodic national surveys and this data are updated at once every 10 years. Indicators of key breastfeeding practices are routinely included in periodic national surveys and this data are renewed at once every 5 years. Indicators of key breastfeeding practices are routinely included in periodic national surveys and this data are renewed more than once every 5 years. In Peru, the Continuous Demographic and Health Survey provides data annually on key breastfeeding indicators, including initial breastfeeding, exclusive BF < 6 months, and introduction of solid foods 6-9 months. The median BF duration indicator is reported every 2 years. Score: Major Progress Volume: Key breastfeeding practices are annually included in the national survey and data are renewed annually. REG2: Key breastfeeding practices are monitored in routine health information systems. Key breastfeeding practices are not monitored in routine health information systems. Key breastfeeding practices are monitored in routine health information systems, but the systems are not electronic nor have key indicators been publicly reported. Key breastfeeding practices are monitored in routine health information electronic systems, but the systems do not have full coverage (i.e. national, subnational, and coverage) nor have key indicators been publicly reported. Key breastfeeding practices are monitored in routine health information electronic systems, and the systems have full coverage (i.e. national, subnational, and local coverage) and key indicators have been In Brazil, the National Information System for Primary Care electronically collects continuous data on the prevalence of EBF and BF for all health care under 4 months of age. These data are available monthly to the public and have full coverage. This data has been used to plan and monitor breastfeeding interventions and drive decision making. For example, after analyzing these data, the Ministry of Health created a technical manual addressing breastfeeding and young feeding guidelines to qualify the community-based health professionals. Major Progress Existence: Yes Coverage: Full national coverage. Quality: Key indicators are publicly reported.
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