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Table 2 Key Parameters in LiST and Sources of Baseline Information

From: Methods used in the Lives Saved Tool (LiST)

Parameter

Source

Health Status Indicators

 

Neonatal, infant and under five mortality rate

United Nations Estimates

Distribution of neonatal and post-neonatal deaths by cause

CHERG

Whether or not the population of interest is Vitamin A deficient and/or zinc deficient

CHERG

Percent of women exposed to falciparum

Guerra et al.[8]

Percent of newborns with IUGR

DHS, MICS, UNICEF, WHO

Percent of children severely wasted by age

DHS, MICS, WHO (http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/database/en)

Percent of children stunted by age

DHS, MICS, WHO (http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/database/en)

Incidence of diarrhoea by age

Boschi et al. [9]

Percent of pregnancies ending with spontaneous abortion

WHO

Percentage of the population living below the poverty line

Human Development Report, UNDP

Intervention Effectiveness

 

Effectiveness of each intervention against each cause of death

CHERG

Affected fraction (fraction of deaths from a specific cause potentially addressed by each intervention)

CHERG

Effectiveness of nutrition-related interventions against IUGR, stunting, wasting and diarrhoea incidence

CHERG

Effectiveness of breastfeeding promotion on breastfeeding practices

CHERG

Coverage

 

Current coverage of each intervention

DHS, MICS, UNICEF, WHO, JMP