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Table 4 SMGL data sources by groups of indicators

From: Rapid reduction of maternal mortality in Uganda and Zambia through the saving mothers, giving life initiative: results of year 1 evaluation

Period and Indicator

Uganda

Zambia

Community

Health Center IV and Hospitals

Health Centers III and II

Community

Health Centers and Hospitals

Baseline (June 2011–May 2012)

 Routine and Emergency Obstetric Care Indicators

NA

Facility Assessment

Facility Assessment

NA

Facility Assessment

 Institutional Deliveries

NA

Individual Outcome Data (POM)

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

NA

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

 AMTSL use

NA

Individual Outcome Data (POM)

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

NA

NA

 Direct Obstetric Complications Prevalence Rates

NA

Individual Outcome Data; Triangulation of facility registers

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

NA

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

 Case Specific Maternal Mortality and Case Fatality Rates

RAMOS

RAPID

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

4-distirct Censusa

Individual Maternal Deaths

 Population Maternal Mortality

RAMOS

NA

NA

4-distirct Censusa

NA

Year 1 (June 2012–May 2013)

 Routine and Emergency Obstetric Care Indicators

NA

Facility Assessment

Facility Assessment

NA

Facility Assessment

 Institutional Deliveries

NA

Individual Outcome Data (POM)

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

NA

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

 AMTSL use

NA

Individual Outcome Data (POM)

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

NA

NA

 Direct Obstetric Complications Prevalence Rates

NA

Individual Outcome Data; Triangulation of facility registers

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

NA

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

 Case Specific Maternal Mortality and Case Fatality Rates

RAMOS

RAPID

Enhanced Aggregate Outcome Data

SMAG Reportingb

Individual Maternal Deaths

 Population Maternal Mortality

RAMOS

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. aConducted in 2012; population maternal mortality rates were estimated at baseline but comparable data collection at the end of Year 1 was not conducted
  2. bSafe Motherhood Action Groups started to report community maternal deaths in 2013 but they cover less than a third of population of the 4 districts in Zambia