Table 1 Definition of indicators by intervention area used for the equity analysis
From: Examining trends in inequality in the use of reproductive health care services in Ghana and Nigeria
| Indicators for family planning | |
| Family planning info: Health facility | Percentage of women told of family planning at a health facility |
| Family planning worker visit | Percentage of women who were visited by FP worker last 12 months |
| Family planning: TV | Percentage of women who heard family planning information on TV last months |
| Family planning: Print | Percentage of women who got family planning information on a newspaper last months |
| Modern contraceptive | Percentage of women who currently use by a modern method of contraceptive |
| Information on pregnancy complication | Percentage of women who were told about pregnancy complications |
| Family planning: unmet need | Percentage of women who wanted the last child later / wanted no more |
| Indicators for antenatal care | |
| Health worker’s (HW) assistance during pregnancy outside a facility | Percentage of pregnant women who had care at an informal setting |
| ANC: nurse assisted | Percentage of pregnant women who got assistance from a nurse/midwife during pregnancy |
| ANC: government health facility | Percentage of pregnant women who received antenatal care at a form of government/public health care center |
| ANC: Private health facility | Percentage of pregnant women who received antenatal care at a form the private healthcare center |
| ANC: 1st trimester | Percentage of pregnant women who received antenatal care in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy |
| ANC: 4+ tetanus injection | Percentage of pregnant women who received tetanus injections before birth |
| ANC: Home | Percentage of pregnant women who had antenatal care at a home |
| Indicators for delivery care | |
| Delivery: home | Percentage of pregnant women who had childbirth at a home |
| Delivery: government health facility | Percentage of pregnant women who had childbirth at a form of government/public health care center |
| Delivery: private health facility | Percentage of pregnant women who had childbirth at a form of a private health care center |
| Birth assistance: Doctor | Percentage of pregnant women who had childbirth assisted by a Doctor |
| Caesarean section | Percentage of pregnant women who had Caesarean section childbirth |