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Table 5 Ghana selected maternal and child health intervention indicators

From: Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana

Indicator

Value

Children 12-23 months age who received all basic vaccinations (%)

79

Children under-five who slept under an ITN (%)

28.2

Children under-five with diarrhoea for whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider (%)

41

Births assisted by a skilled provider (%)

58.7

Delivery in a health facility (%)

57.1

Delivery in a public sector health facility

48.4

Delivery in a private sector health facility

8.7

Home delivery (%)

42

Delivery by Caesarean section

6.9

Currently married women age 15-49 who use modern contraceptive methods (%)

16.6

Pregnant women who slept under an ITN (%)

19.9

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) among women during pregnancy (%)

43.7