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Media coverage of the DHB 2007/08

Table of Contents:

Foreword

Introduction and Overview
Background
Indicators used in this DHB
Methodology and Data Sources
Data Display

Section A: Indicator Comparisons by District

1. Socio-economic Indicators
1.1 Deprivation Index
1.2 Equity: Monitoring the gap between the most and least deprived districts

2. Input Indicators
2.1 Per Capita Expenditure on Primary Health Care
2.2 Proportion of District Health Services Expenditure on District Management
2.3 Proportion of District Health Services Expenditure on District Hospitals
2.4 Cost Per Patient Day Equivalent in District Hospitals

3. Process Indicators
3.1 Nurse Clinical Workload
3.2 Bed Utilisation Rate
3.3 Average Length of Stay
3.4 Clinic Supervision Rate

4. Output Indicators
4.1 Immunisation
4.1.1 Immunisation coverage
4.1.2 Immunisation drop out rate (DTP1-3)
4.1.3 Immunisation coverage (Measles 1st dose) and drop out rate (Measles 1 2)
4.2 Caesarean Section Rate
4.3 Male Condom Distribution Rate
4.4 PMTCT Indicators
4.4.1 Proportion of antenatal clients tested for HIV
4.4.2 HIV Prevalence amongst antenatal clients tested
4.4.3 Nevirapine uptake rate among pregnant HIV positive women
4.4.4 Nevirapine uptake rate among babies born to HIV positive pregnant women
4.5 Primary Health Care Utilisation Rate

5. Outcome Indicators
5.1 Incidence of New Sexually Transmitted Infections
5.2 Tuberculosis
5.2.1 Smear conversion rate
5.2.2 TB cure rate
5.3 Diarrhoeal Incidence in Children Under 5
5.4 Rate of Children Under 5 Years Not Gaining Weight
5.5 Delivery Rate in Facility

6. Impact Indicators
6.1 Stillbirth Rate
6.2 Perinatal Mortality Rate (PNMR)

Section B: District and Province Profiles
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape Province
- Free State Province
- Gauteng Province
- KwaZulu Natal Province
- Limpopo Province
- Mpumalanga Province
- Northern Cape Province
- North West Province
- Western Cape Province

Appendices
Appendix 1: Correlation of the National Antenatal Sero-Prevalence Survey with the DHIS
Appendix 2: Deprivation Indices
Appendix 3: Further Notes on Methodology
Appendix 4: Population Data by District and Province Comparing the DHIS and 2007 Community Survey Population Estimates

Raw Data, Sources and Working Documents: Most of the zipped files are in 7zip format. This free software can be downloaded from http://www.7-zip.org/

• Step-by-Step Guide to using the DHB Data File
• DHB Data 2007/08
• Deprivation Index - Sub Districts
• Cost per PDE
• Deprivation Index Tables
• Supervision Rate
• TB District Data for CF & SCR 2005/06
• National Antenatal Survey Report 2007
• National Antenatal Survey Report 2007 - Addendums
• DHB 2007/08 launch presentation