The use of a lot quality assurance sampling methodology to assess and manage primary health interventions in conflict-affected West Darfur, Sudan

Table 3 Maternal and Child Health Indicators

Indicators	Protection against neonatal tetanus				Births attended by a skilled health professional
Assessment periods	May 2010	Oct. 2010	May 2011	Dec. 2011	May 2010	Oct. 2010	May 2011	Dec. 2011
Target Coverage	50 %	50 %	60 %	60 %	35 %	30 %	45 %	45 %
2010 Sudan Household Health Survey Result for West Darfur [28]	46.5 %				33.4 %
Decision Rule	7	7	9	9	4	3	6	6
Program Coverage (95 % CI)	47.2 % (28.4, 66.8)	53.8 % (48.1, 59.3)	76.9 % (59.3, 88.4)	69.7 % (54.9, 69.5)	35.7 % (21.0, 53.6)	34.5 % (22.2, 49.4)	40.2 % (24.1, 58.6)	52.7 % (39.0, 66.0)
P value for difference between 1^st & 4^th Rounds	0.046				0.025
Number of Successes
SA1	13	11	17	16^c	8	12	10	15^c
SA2	^a	9	14	14	^a	5	8	12
SA3	11	12	15	15	6	2^*	6	11
SA4	7	11	16	14	3^*	4	6	7
SA5	10	9	18	12	10	9	13	12
SA6	12	11	11	11	9	6	6	8
SA7	2^*	9^b	11	13	4	7^d	3^*	7

Notes: *SAs that do not reach the benchmark. ^aDue to insecurity, samples were not taken from SA2 in the May 2010 round of LQAS. ^b18 samples instead of the usual 19 were obtained; the decision rule is unchanged. ^c20 samples instead of the usual 19 were obtained; the decision rule is unchanged. ^d18 samples instead of the usual 19 were obtained; the new decision rule is 2

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