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

Table 4 Maternal and Child Health Indicators

Indicators	Women who received a clean delivery kit				Mothers receiving 1 dose of postpartum vitamin A
Assessment periods	May 2010	Oct. 2010	May 2011	Dec. 2011	May 2010	Oct. 2010	May 2011	Dec. 2011
Target Coverage	50 %	35 %	55 %	55 %	50 %	45 %	60 %	60 %
2010 Sudan Household Health Survey Result for West Darfur [28]	Not Reported				15.3 %
Decision Rule	7	4	8	8	7	6	9	9
Program Coverage (95 % CI)	54.6 % (30.5, 76.7)	63.8 % (50.3, 75.4)	56.8 % (38.9, 73.1)	47.1 % (33.7, 60.9)	54.7 % (39.2, 69.3)	54.7 % (40.0, 68.6)	45.5 % (30.6, 61.3)	61.3 % (48.9, 72.4)
P value for difference between 1^st & 4^th Rounds	0.49				0.44
Number of Successes
SA1	12	13^b	15	16^d	8	15	10	7^*d
SA2	^a	7	9	12	^a	8	6^*	11
SA3	9	8	7^*	10	14	9	15	11
SA4	7	5	10^c	11	10	9	13	6^*
SA5	14	7	9	8	9	7	13	6^*c
SA6	2^*	4	3^*	6^*	9	5^*	9	4^*c
SA7	8	6^b	5^*	10	3^*	7^c	7^*	8^*c

Notes: *SAs that did 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 new decision rule is 3. ^c18 samples instead of the usual 19 were obtained; the decision rule is unchanged. ^d20 samples instead of the usual 19 were obtained; the decision rule is unchanged

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