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Table 1 Outcome variables and their definition/metric

From: Can a quality improvement project impact maternal and child health outcomes at scale in northern Ghana?

Outcome

Definition/Metric

Early antenatal care (ANC)

% of ANC registrants in the first trimester at the time of registration

Numerator: number of ANC registrants in first trimester at registration

Denominator: number of ANC registrants

Skilled delivery coverage

% of total deliveries that are attended by skilled personnel

Numerator: number of total deliveries that are attended by skilled health personnel

Denominator: number of total deliveries (both skilled and unskilled) from facility and non-facility settings

Underweight infants at child welfare clinics (CWC)

% of 1- to 11-month-old CWC attendees < 60% weight for age

Numerator: number of 1- to 11-month-old CWC attendees who are moderately or severely underweight

Denominator: total number of 1- to 11-month-old CWC attendees with weight checked

Under-five mortality

Facility-level mortality among children less than 5 years of age

Numerator: number of deaths among children aged 0–59 months in hospitals

Denominator: total number of hospital admissions of children aged 0–59 months