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Table 2 Main health indicators at the beginning (1996) and end of the conflict (2006)

From: Understanding effects of armed conflict on health outcomes: the case of Nepal

MDG Goal

Health Indicators*,**

1996 (NFHS)

2006 (NDHS)

Difference

OR

95% CI

NHRC 2006

MDG Target 2015

     

Lower

Upper

  

GOAL1

Eradicate extreme poverty & hunger

1. Percent of stunted children under 3 (height/age)

56

42

14

1.756

1.003

3.077

Na

30

 

2. Percentage of undernourished children under 3 wasting (wt/height)

11

15

-4

0.700

0.3.45

1.6109

Na

25

 

3. Underweight children under 3 (weight for age)

42

35

7

1.344

0.759

2.381

Na

29

GOAL 4

Reduce child mortality

4.Neonatal mortality rate/1,000 live births

50

33

17

2.030

1.145

3.598

Na

16

 

5.Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births

79

48

31

3.915

2.108

7.283

Na

34

 

6.Under 5 child mortality rate/1,000 live births

118

61

57

2.059

1.491

2.843

Na

54

Intermediate Indicator

7. DPT 3 immunisation coverage %

76

87

11

0.472

0.225

0.993

93

100

 

8. Measles vaccine coverage %

57

85

28

0.233

0.118

0.460

91

90

GOAL 5

Improve maternal health

9.Maternal mortality ratio/100,000 live births

539

281

258

2.991

2.484

3.602

Na

134

 

10. Total fertility rate

4.6

3.1

1.5

1.333

0.298

5.959

Na

2.4

Intermediate Indicator

11.Current use of any modern method of contraception among currently married women 15-49 years %

26

51

25

0.355

0.196

0.641

53

67

 

12. ANC visit %

26

75

49

0.276

0.152

0.501

68

NI

 

13.TT shots during pregnancy(2 or more) %

33

63

30

0.289

0.161

0.517

81

NI

 

14.Delivery attended by skilled personnel %

10

19

9

0.473

0.208

0.078

43

60

GOAL 6

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases

15.Tuberculosis prevalence rate/100,000 population

310Ò‚

280

30

1.107

0.942

1.302

Na

Halt and reverse

 

16.Malaria prevalence rate/100,000 population

52Ò‚

25

25

2.080

1.291

3.352

Na

Halt and reverse

 

17.Prevalence of HIV in age group 15-49

Na

0.5

-

-

-

-

Na

Halt and reverse

GOAL 7

Ensure environmental sustainability

18.Access to drinking water(improved source)

33

82

49

0.108

0.055

0.208

Na

68*

 

19. Access to sanitation %

20

42

22

0.412

0.223

0.760

Na

53

  1. Note: Na = Not available, NI = Not included, OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval
  2. Ò‚ = The figures are for 2000 as no data was available for 1996
  3. Ò‚Ò‚ = Universal access target is 100%
  4. * Indicators 1-3 and 18 and 19 are based on household questionnaire data,** Indicators 4-14 and 17 are based on women questionnaire data,
  5. ** Indicators 15 and 16 are based on MOHP data presented in a national MDG workshop in Kathmandu on February 10, 2010.
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