Abbreviations:
95% CI 95% Confidence Interval |
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AHW |
Auxiliary Health Worker |
ANM |
Assistant Nurse Midwife |
CBS |
Central Bureau of Statistics |
CEDAW |
Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women |
FCHV |
Female Community Health Worker |
CRC |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
JT |
Junior Technician |
JTA |
Junior Technical Assistant |
NMIS |
Nepal Multiple Indicator Surveillance |
NPC |
National Planning Commission |
OR |
Odds Ratio: one way of estimating Relative Risk (see below) |
Ropani |
Measurement of land area |
SMS |
Subject Matter Specialist |
TBA |
Traditional birth attendant |
WCHW |
Women and Child Health Worker |
VHW |
Village Health Worker |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children Fund |
Statistical and epidemiological terms
This report is deliberately written avoiding too many specialised statistical and epidemiological terms. However, some are unavoidable. A brief explanation of the main terms used in the report is given here; readers who are interested in more detailed explanations could refer to a textbook on modern epidemiological methods.
95% confidence interval:
A measure of the accuracy of an estimate, based on the normal
distribution curve. The true
Standard Deviation:
Odds Ratio:
Relative Risk:
The Relative Risk or Odds Ratio gives an idea of the risk for an individual in one group compared with an individual in another group (for example, a child of a literate mother compared with a child of an illiterate mother). It is therefore most useful when making decisions about the most benefit for an individual child (such as those taken by a mother for her child).
Risk Difference:
The risk in one group minus the risk in another group (for
example the risk in children of illiterate mothers minus the risk in children of literate
mothers). The risk difference can only be calculated when the rates in both groups are
known.
The Risk Difference gives an idea of the risk for a group and how this could be changed by an action. It is most useful for planners who are considering how many children could benefit from an intervention.