Iron-folic acid supplementation in pregnant women

Proportion of pregnant women having received iron-folic acid contained supplementation daily in previous 6 months/during pregnancy

Unit Description

Percentage

Numerator

Number of pregnant women who bought or received iron-folic acid contained supplementation daily in the previous 6 months during pregnancy

Denominator

Total number of pregnant women surveyed

Disaggregation

Geographical area

Indicator used for response monitoring ?

Yes

Types

Baseline

Output

General guidance

In some countries iron-folic acid supplements are replaced by multiple micronutrients, therefore depending on the situation the indicator should be changed to "received iron-folic acid supplements "or "received multiple micronutrient supplements"

Guidance on phases

preparatory; Phase III and IV

Phase applicability

Pre-crisis/Baseline

Phase 3

Phase 4

Data Sources

Population survey with representative sampling methods (eg, MICS, DHA, SMART)