It contains some important data on maternal and child health of Nepal,

1. Indicators of maternal newborn
and child health
Prepared by BNG
BPH 3rd Batch UCMS

3. Indicators status in Nepal (NDHS)
1 )Under five stunting (Based on 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards)
Stunted 36 %
Underweight 28%
Wasted 10%

4. 2)Under 5 child mortality
Trends in Childhood Mortality
(Deaths per 1,000 live births)
Under-5 mortality rate----------------39 Deaths per 1,000 live births
Infant mortality rate-------------------32 Deaths per 1,000 live births
Neonatal mortality--------------------21 Deaths per 1,000 live births

5. 3)Exclusive breastfeeding
• Percentage of babies breastfed within a one hour of birth-----------45%
• Percentage of babies<6 months of age exclusive breastfed --------------70%
• Babies are breastfed for a median duration of how many month----------
33.6 months
• percentage of breastfed babies less than 6 month old receiving other foods
or drinks from bottle in the last 24 hours------------6%
• Percentage of breastfed babies receiving complementary foods at 6-9
months of age-70%

6. 4)Postnatal care for babies and mother
• Postnatal care for women
(The first within 24 hours of delivery, the second on the third day following the delivery,
and the third on the seventh day after delivery.)
• The proportion of women with a postnatal check within 2 days after delivery-------57%
• Women did not receiving any postnatal check ----------------------------------------42%
• Women who delivered in a health facility received a postnatal check within----------81%
2 days after the delivery
Postnatal Health Check for Newborns
• (At least three postnatal checkups for newborns within 7 days of delivery)
• Postnatal check within the first hour of life--------------------------------------21%
• Newborns who received a postnatal check within the first 2 days after birth---------57%

7. 5)DPT 3 and all other immunization coverage
• Percent of children age 12-23 months who have received all basic
vaccinations
All basic vaccination---------------------78 %
Coverage of 3 doses of combined DTP3 ------91%

8. 6)Maternal mortality rate and ratio
• Maternal mortality rate: 239 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
• Maternal mortality ratio -----190 (per 100000 LB)

9. 7)Antiretroviral prophylaxis among HIV
positive pregnant women
• HIV positive pregnant women-----------128
• Mother received prophylaxis and ART------175
• Babies received prophylaxis------------112

10. 8)Skilled attender at birth
• Institutional delivery/Health facility delivery*----------------------57%
Delivered at home ---------------------------------------------------------41%
Delivery in Government facilities-----------------------------------43%
Delivery in private facilities-------------------------------------------------10%
• Skilled birth attendant-------------------------------------------------------58%
• Delivery by Cesarean ---------------------------------------------------------9%

11. 9)Meet needs of family planning
• Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 currently using a contraceptive method
• Any method-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------53%
• Any modern method--------------------------------------------------------------------43%
• Female sterilization-----------------------------------------------------------------15%
• Injectable------------------------------------------------------------------------9%
• Male sterilization------------------------------------------------------------6%
• Pill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5%
• Male condom-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4%
• Implants ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3%
• IUD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1%
• Traditional method----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10%

12. Percentage of currently married women currently using a contraceptive method
Any modern method--------------------------------------------------------43%
Any traditional method----------------------------------------------10%
Demand for family planning
Married women in Nepal who have an unmet need for family planning but are not
currently using contraception ------------------------------------------------24%
8% for spacing
16% for limiting
Married women have a met need for family planning i.e., they are currently using
contraception =53%
Total demand for family planning among married women is----------------- 76%
With 56% satisfied through the use of modern methods
Only 18% of all women have an unmet need for family planning

13. 10)Antibiotic treatment for suspected
pneumonia
• Province 1----------------179.7%
• Province 2----------------264.4%
• Province 3----------------162.6%
• Province 4----------------270.7%
• Province 5----------------244.2%
• Province 6----------------167.3%
• Province 7----------------210.3%

14. 11)Antinatal care coverage
• Received ANC (4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th months) from skilled provider--
84%
• Had 4+ ANC visits ------------------------------69%
• Had ANC in first trimester----------------------65%

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