Changes in equity of maternal, newborn, and child health care practices in 115 districts of rural Ethiopia: implications for the health extension program

Table 4 Change in HEP outreach activity coverage and MNCH care practice indicators between baseline (December 2008) and follow-up (December 2010) surveys

Indicators	Baseline (%)	Follow up (%)	Change (%)
HEP outreach activity coverage	N = 3,932	N = 3,867
1. Households (HHs) visited by HEWs	36.6	47.2	10.5	**
2. HHs visited by CHPs	15.9	30.7	14.8	**
3. Model family households	9.4	28.0	18.6	**
4. HHs with family health card	5.3	32.4	27.1	**
MNCH care practices
(1) Family planning	N = 2,580	N = 1,548
5. CPR among married or in union women	26.9	37.4	10.6	**
(ii) Maternal and newborn health (M&NH)	N = 1,548	N = 1,548
6. Received any ANC from health facility	50.8	66.5	15.8	**
7. Received iron supplementation	10.4	27.8	17.3	**
8. Received TT2+	40.4	42.4	2.0	**
9. Took any birth preparedness measure	68.8	74.1	5.4	**
10. Delivery at health facility	5.2	10.6	5.4	**
11. Delivery assisted by skilled attendant	9.5	14.6	5.1	**
12. Received any PNC	4.2	14.0	9.8	**
13. Took thermal care of their newborn	11.6	23.1	11.5	**
14. Took clean cord care of their newborn	31.1	38.4	7.2	**
15. Gave baby first milk to their newborn	44.6	51.4	6.8	**
(iii) Child health	N = 2,838	N = 3,084
16. HHs contacted by HEWs for child health and nutrition	11.0	23.9	12.9	**
17. Children with ARI received treatment	31.3	35.3	4.0
18. Children with diarrhea received ORT	43.8	48.3	4.6
19. Children received all vaccines	44.3	50.8	6.4	**

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