Table 1 Operational definitions of indicators for the Maternal Health Service Coverage Index (MHSI)

Domain I: Antenatal Care (ANC) Coverage

 ANC sub-domain I:ANC Registration & checkup (ANC1)

  1. ANC Registration (ANC1_1)

Percentageof first Trimester registration to total ANC Registrations

The number of pregnant women registered for ANC within the first trimester

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  2. ANC Check-ups (ANC1_2)

Percentage Pregnant Woman received 4 ANC checkups to total ANC Registrations

The number of Pregnant Woman received 4 ANC checkups

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

 ANC sub-domain II:Supplementation & prophylaxis in pregnancy (ANC2)

  3. Immunization against Tetanus (ANC2_1)

Percentage of pregnant women received TT2 + TT Booster to total ANC Registration

The number of pregnant women who received TT2 + TT Booster

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  4. IFA Supplementation (ANC2_2)

Percentage of pregnant women were given 180 IFA tablets to total ANC Registration

The number of pregnant women given 180 IFA tablets

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  5. Anaemia treatment coverage (ANC2_3)

Percentage of pregnant women with severe Anaemia (Hb < 7) treated at an institution to total ANC Registration

The number of pregnant women with severe Anaemia (Hb < 7) treated at an institution

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  6. Calcium supplementation (ANC2_4)

Percentage of pregnant women were given 360 Calcium tablets to total ANC Registration

The number of pregnant women were given 360 Calcium tablets

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  7. Deworming (ANC2_5)

Percentage of pregnant women were given one Albendazole tablet after 1st trimester to total ANC Registration

The number of pregnant women were given one Albendazole tablet after 1st trimester

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

 ANC sub-domain III:Essential screening tests (ANC3)

  8. Screening for Diabetes (ANC3_1)

Percentage of pregnant women tested for blood sugar using OGTT to Total ANC Registration

The number of Pregnant women tested for blood sugar using OGTT

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  9. Screening for Syphilis (ANC3_2)

Percentage of pregnant women tested for Syphilis to Total ANC Registration

The number of Pregnant women tested for Syphilis

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

  10. Screening for HIV (ANC3_3)

Percentage of females screened for HIV to total ANC Registration

The number of females screened for HIV

The total number of pregnant women registered for ANC

Domain II: Intranatal care (INC) coverage

 11. SBA attended home deliveries (INC_1)

Percentage of SBA attended home deliveries to total reported home deliveries

The number of home deliveries attended by SBA trained (Doctor/ Nurse/ ANM)

The total number of home deliveries reported

 12. Institutional delivery (INC_2)

Percentage of institutional deliveries to total reported deliveries

The number of deliveries conducted in both public and private institutions

The total number of reported deliveries

 13. C-Section deliveries (INC_3)

Percentage of c-section deliveries to reported institutional deliveries

The number of c-section deliveries conducted in both public and private institutions

The total number of reported institutional deliveries

 14. Treatment for obstetric complications (INC_4)

Percentage cases of pregnant women with obstetric complications and attended to reported deliveries

The number of Pregnant women with obstetric complications and attended

The total number of reported deliveries

Domain III: Postnatal care (PNC) coverage

 15. Postpartum checkup (PNC_1)

Percentage of women getting 1st postpartum checkup between 48 h and 14 days to total reported deliveries

The number of women getting 1st postpartum checkup between 48 h and 14 days

The total number of reported deliveries