Table 1 Main indicators under surveillance
Indicator | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Crude death rate | Number of deaths due to all causes per 10,000 person-days | Also expressed as deaths per 1,000 person-years |
Under-5 death rate | Number of deaths due to all causes among children under 5 per 10,00 child-days | As above |
Prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) | Percentage of children aged 6 to 59 months with middle upper arm circumference (MUAC) <125 mm and/or bilateral edema, defined as sustained pitting on dorsum of both feet after three seconds of thumb pressure | In practice, children were classified as falling within the target age range based on a proxy height criterion (65 to 110 cm). Note that this MUAC-based prevalence cannot be compared directly with more commonly used weight-for-height-based prevalence estimates[10] |
Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) | Percentage of children aged 6 to 59 months with MUAC <115 mm and/or bilateral edema | As above |
Coverage of SAM treatment | Percentage of children with SAM that receive treatment for malnutrition by the MSF-supported program | The denominator includes those children normally resident in the sentinel site that may be temporarily admitted to inpatient facilities for complications |
Coverage of pediatric treatment | Percentage of all children under 15 who died, whose caregivers reported a history of treatment in MSF-supported inpatient facilities during their final illness | Proxy indicator of the true coverage |