Status of Accelerator Behaviors in Select Countries

Click on the health area below to see the status of each Accelerator Behavior.

Child Health

Care for Pneumonia ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for children with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI)

Percentage of children born in the last 5 years who had symptoms of ARI and for whom treatment was sought from a health facility or provider

Treatment for Diarrhea ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers provide appropriate treatment for children with diarrhea at onset of symptoms

Percentage of children born in the last 5 years with diarrhea in the last 2 weeks who received ORS

Immunization

Full Course of Immunizations ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek a full course of timely vaccinations for infants and children under 2 years

Percentage of children 12-23 months who had received all 8 basic vaccinations

Malaria

Insecticide-Treated Net Use: Pregnant Women ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women and children sleep under an insecticide-treated net (ITN)

Pregnant women sleep under an ITN

Insecticide-Treated Net Use: Children Under Five ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women and children sleep under an insecticide-treated net (ITN)

Children under five sleep under an ITN

Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women take intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (IPTp) at each antenatal care (ANC) visit

Percentage of pregnant women who took three or more doses of SP/Fansidar

Care for Malaria ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for symptoms of malaria

Percentage of children under age five with fever for whom advice or treatment was sought

Maternal Health

Antenatal Care ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women attend a complete course of antenatal care (ANC)

Percentage of women who had a live birth in the last three years who had 4+ antenatal care visits

Delivery in Health Facility ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women attend a health facility for delivery

Percentage of live births in the last three years delivered at a health facility

Newborn Health

Essential Newborn Care ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers provide essential newborn care immediately after birth

Percentage of infants who started breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth

Care for Newborn Illness ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for signs and symptoms of newborn illness

Proxy - Percentage of last births in the two years preceding the survey who had their first postnatal checkup in the first two days after birth.

Nutrition

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour after delivery

Percentage of infants who started breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth

Exclusive Breastfeeding ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Mothers breastfeed exclusively for six months after birth

Percentage of infants under six months who are exclusively breastfed

Complementary Feeding ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers feed adequate amounts of nutritious, age-appropriate foods to children from 6 to 24 months of age, while continuing to breastfeed

Percentage of children age 6-23 months fed in accordance with all three IYCF Practices

Reproductive Health

Adolescent First Birth ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Sexually active adolescents use a modern contraceptive method to delay first birth until after age 18

Percentage of sexually active unmarried women age 15-19 currently using any modern method of contraception

Birth Spacing ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: After a live birth, women or their partners use a modern contraceptive method to avoid pregnancy for at least 24 months

Percentage of all women age 15-49 with met need for family planning for spacing

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Handwashing with Soap ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Family members wash hands with soap at 4 critical times [after defecation, after changing diapers, before food preparation and before eating]

Percentage of households where place for hand washing was observed with soap and water

Safe Disposal of Human Feces ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Family members safely dispose of human feces

Percentage of population with improved, non-shared toilet facilities

Safe Drinking Water ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Family members drink safe water

Percentage of population with access to improved drinking water sources