Abbreviated Name:
Antenatal care coverage
Indicator Name:
Antenatal care coverage − at least one visit (%)
Domain:
Health System Response/ Service coverage
Related Terms:
Live birth, skilled birth personnel
Definition:
The percentage of women aged 15-49 years with a live birth in a given time period that received antenatal care provided by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses, or midwives) at least once during pregnancy.
Measurment Method:
The number of women aged 15-49 years with a live birth in a given time period that received antenatal care provided by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives) at least once during pregnancy is expressed as a percentage of women aged 15-49 years with a live birth in the same period: (Number of women aged 15-49 years attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to the pregnancy / Total number of women aged 15-49 years with a live birth) x 100. The indicators of antenatal care (at least one visit and at least four visits) are based on standard household survey questions that ask if, how many times, and by whom the health of the woman was checked during pregnancy. Facility records of antenatal visits can be compiled and used with estimates of women of reproductive age in the denominator to produce an estimate of ANC visits. Location: urban vs. rural, regions, provinces, districts; managing authority: public, private not-for-profit, private for profit, and other (such as parastatals).
Numerator:
Number of women aged 15−49 years with a live birth in a given time period who received antenatal care at least once during pregnancy.
Denominator
Total number of women aged 15−49 years with a live birth in the same period.
Estimation method:
WHO and UNICEF compile empirical data from household surveys. Before data are included into the global databases, UNICEF and WHO undertake a
process of data verification that includes correspondence with field offices to clarify any questions regarding estimates.
Regional and global aggregates are weighted averages of the country data, using the number of live births for the reference year in each country as
the weight. No figures are reported if less than 50 per cent of the live births in the region are covered.
process of data verification that includes correspondence with field offices to clarify any questions regarding estimates.
Regional and global aggregates are weighted averages of the country data, using the number of live births for the reference year in each country as
the weight. No figures are reported if less than 50 per cent of the live births in the region are covered.
Disaggregation:
Location, education level, wealth quintile, boundaries: administrative and health regions
Primary data sources:
Household surveys, Facility records
Alternate data sources:
Routine facility reporting system
Measurment frequency:
Annually for facility records and Every 3–5 years (depending on frequency of household surveys)