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

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

 

  
 17. Achham

0.51

 

  
 18. Kailali (r)

0.44

 

  
 19. Sankhuwasabha

0.53

 

  
 20. Ilam

1.93

 

  
 21. Bhojpur

2.06

 

  
 22. Mustang

0.006

 

  
 23. Myagdi

4.03

 

 
 24. Jumla

0.53

 

 
 25. Kalikot

0.45

 

  
 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.


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