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Table 2 Definitions of outcomes included in the review and effect measure reported

From: Financial incentives and coverage of child health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

Definition

Effect measure*

Breastfeeding practices

Receiving colostrum

Percentage of newborns receiving colostrum

Mean difference in the change in percentage of newborns receiving colostrum between intervention and control group

Early initiation of breastfeeding

Percentage of newborns breastfed within the first hour of life

Mean difference in the change in percentage of early initiation of breastfeeding between intervention and control group

Exclusive breastfeeding

Percentage of infants 0 to 5 months who are exclusively breastfed

Mean difference in the change in percentage of exclusive breastfeeding between intervention and control group

Duration of exclusive breastfeeding

Mean duration of exclusive breasfeeding in days

Mean difference in the percent change in duration of exclusive breastfeeding between intervention and control group

Breastfeeding among children <2 years

Percentage of children under 2 years of age that are or were breastfed

Mean difference in the change in percentage of any breastfeeding between intervention and control group

Vaccination

BCG coverage

Percentage of children that received BCG

Mean difference in the change in BCG coverage between intervention and control group

DPT-1 coverage

Percentage of children that received DPT-1 vaccine

Mean difference in the change in DPT-1 coverage between intervention and control group

DPT-3 coverage

Percentage of children that received DPT-3 vaccine

Mean difference in the change in DPT-3 coverage between intervention and control group

MCV coverage

Percentage of children that received measles (MCV) vaccine

Mean difference in the change in MCV coverage between intervention and control group

Polio vaccine coverage

Percentage of children that received polio vaccine

Mean difference in the change in OPV coverage between intervention and control group

Any vaccination coverage

Percentage of children that received any vaccine

Mean difference in the change in coverage of any antigen between intervention and control group

Full vaccination coverage

Percentage of children that are fully vaccinated according to the country's EPI schedule for their age

Mean difference in the change in coverage of EPI between intervention and control group

Health care use

Preventive health care use

Percentage of children with a preventive health care visit in the previous 6 months**

Mean difference in the change in the percentage of children reporting a preventive health care visit between intervention and control group

Curative health care use

Percentage of children with a health care visit due to illness in the previous 6 months**

Mean difference in the change in the percentage of children reporting a curative health care visit between intervention and control group

Health care use

Percentage of children with any health care visit in the previous 6 months**

Mean difference in the change in the percentage of children reporting any health facility visit between intervention and control group

Preventive health care visits

Mean number of child-visits for preventive reasons in the previous month**

Mean difference in the percentage change in the number of preventive visits between intervention and control group

Curative health care visits

Mean number of child-visits due to illness in the previous month**

Mean difference in the percentage change in the number of curative visits between intervention and control group

New health care visits

Mean number of new child-visits in the previous month**

Mean difference in the percentage change in the number of new visits between intervention and control group

Follow-up health care visits

Mean number of follow-up child-visits after a curative visit in the previous month**

Mean difference in the percentage change in the number of follow-up visits between intervention and control group

Health care visits

Mean number of any child-visit in the previous month**

Mean difference in the percentage change in the number of any visits between intervention and control group

Management of diarrhoeal disease

ORS use

Percentage of children that received oral rehydration solution during the last episode of diarrhoea

Mean difference in the change in percentage of ORS use during latest diarrhoea episode between intervention and control group

Continued feeding

Percentage of children that were fed the same amount or more than usual during the last episode of diarrhoea

Mean difference in the change in percentage of continued feeding during latest diarrhoea episode between intervention and control group

Care-seeking

Percentage of children that were taken to a health facility during the last episode of diarrhoea

Mean difference in the change in the percentage of children taken to health facility during latest diarrhoea episode between intervention and control group

Other preventive health interventions

Preventive deworming

Percentage of children that received deworming drugs in the last 6 months**

Mean difference in the change in percentage of preventive deworming between intervention and control group

Vitamin A supplementation

Percentage of children that received Vitamin A supplementation in the last 6 months**

Mean difference in the change in percentage of vitamin A supplementation between intervention and control group

Iron supplementation

Percentage of children that received iron supplementation in the last 6 months**

Mean difference in the change in percentage of iron supplementation between intervention and control group

  1. * In the case of cross-sectional studies, the effect measure was calculated assuming no change in control group and that the baseline value for the intervention group as equal to that of the control group.
  2. ** When reporting period is different this is noted as a limitation in the quality assessment table.