ANNEX 4: WEIGHTED AND UNWEIGHTED VALUES OF KEY INDICATORS
The derivation of the weights applied is given in the report of NMIS cycle 1 and in an Annex to that report. In this cycle, the same weights were used. They were applied using the EpiInfo CSAMPLE programme.
Table A4.1 Weights applied to each District (actually each group of rural or urban sites).
Rural sites |
Urban sites |
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District |
Weight |
District |
Weight |
1. Udayapur |
1.50 |
27. Lalitpur |
0.48 |
2. Morang (r) |
0.94 |
28. Kavrepalanchok |
0.29 |
3. Siraha (r) |
1.24 |
29. Makwanpur |
0.46 |
4. Sindhupalchok |
0.55 |
30. Saptari |
0.21 |
5. Kathmandu (r) |
1.50 |
31. Parsa |
0.27 |
6. Dhading |
1.59 |
32. Kaski |
0.48 |
7. Ramenchhap |
1.92 |
33. Palpa |
0.34 |
8. Dhanusha |
1.04 |
34. Kapilvastu |
0.19 |
9. Rautahat |
1.26 |
35. Banke |
0.32 |
10. Gorkha |
1.71 |
36. Jhapa |
0.27 |
11. Syangja |
0.34 |
37. Sunsari |
0.51 |
12. Gulmi |
1.51 |
38. Kathmandu (u) |
0.48 |
13. Rupandehi |
0.54 |
39. Kailali (u) |
0.33 |
14. Rolpa |
1.27 |
40. Morang (u) |
0.26 |
15. Dialekh |
1.26 |
41. Siraha (u) |
0.35 |
16. Bardiya |
0.44 |
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17. Achham | 0.51 |
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18. Kailali (r) | 0.44 |
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19. Sankhuwasabha | 0.53 |
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20. Ilam | 1.93 |
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21. Bhojpur | 2.06 |
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22. Mustang | 0.006 |
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23. Myagdi | 4.03 |
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24. Jumla | 0.53 |
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25. Kalikot | 0.45 |
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26. Darchula | 0.46 |
(r)= rural sites within the district; (u)=urban sites within the district
Table A4.2 Unweighted and weighted values of key national indicators
Indicator | Unweighted value |
Weighted value |
95% CI of weighted value |
Any antenatal visit |
23.7 |
20.5 |
17.5-23.5 |
Smoking during pregnancy | 30.1 | 33.7 | 30.7-36.7 |
Pregnancy women working more than 7 months |
95.2 |
95.2 |
94.5-95.7 |
Satisfied with antenatal care service |
95.1 |
94.1 |
93.1-96.1 |
Health problems during pregnancy |
7.9 |
7.6 |
6.58-8.62 |
Receiving TT during pregnancy |
43.8 |
42.1 |
39.6-44.7 |
Receiving iron/folate during pregnancy |
12.6 |
10.5 |
8.67-12.31 |
Home delivery | 88.4 | 91.4 | 89.5-93.4 |
Use HDK for delivery | 2.6 | 2.6 |
2.01-3.22 |
Cut cord with clean instrument | 61.9 | 58.6 | 54.5-62.7 |
Safe treatment of cord | 48.8 | 52.38 | 48.5-56.2 |
Health problems during labour | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.67-4.89 |
Reported Low birth weight | 19.4 | 18.6 | 17.2-20.1 |
Reported perinatal death | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.87-2.80 |
Home delivery attended by trained health workers |
5.7 |
5.1 |
3.7-6.5 |
The weighted values are close to the unweighted values for all the key indicators. The weighted values of indicators at national level are used in the Results section unless specified otherwise.