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)