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Table 1 Summary of WHO recommended indicators for monitoring and evaluation of programmes to control malaria during pregnancy.

From: Monitoring and evaluation of malaria in pregnancy – developing a rational basis for control

Output indicators

   1. Percentage of antenatal clinic staff (pre-service, in-service or at supervisory visits) trained in control of malaria during pregnancy in the past 12 months (including IPT, counselling on ITN use and case management for pregnancy women).

   2. Percentage of health facilities reporting stock-out of the recommended drug for IPT (currently sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine) in the past month.

Outcome indicators

   3. Percentage of pregnant women attending antenatal care who receive IPT under direct observation (first dose, second dose, third dose).

   4. Percentage of pregnant women who report having slept under an ITN the previous night.

Impact indicators

   5. Percentage of low birth-weight singleton live births (< 2500 g), by parity.

   6. Percentage of screened pregnant women with severe anaemia (haemoglobin 7 g/dl) in third trimester 7, by gravidity.

  1. Source: World Health Organization [14].