Abbreviations
The abbreviations and acronyms used in the DataSuite documentation, in alphabetical order. See links to the section that defines or uses the term best; for defined terms, see also the Glossary and the Indicator definitions.
| Abbreviation | Meaning | See |
|---|---|---|
| Admin1, Admin2 | First and second subnational administrative levels (region, district) | Subnational analysis |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | AI assistant |
| ANC | Antenatal care | Coverage: antenatal care |
| ANC1 | First antenatal care visit | Indicator definitions: service data 2 |
| ANC4 | Four or more antenatal care visits | Coverage: antenatal care |
| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guérin (tuberculosis vaccine, given at birth) | Coverage: immunization |
| CBR | Crude birth rate | Denominators: population trends |
| CCI | Composite coverage index | Formulas |
| CD2030 | Countdown to 2030 | Methodology |
| CDR | Crude death rate | Formulas |
| CI | Confidence interval (95% CI) | Coverage: read the chart |
| cMMR | Community maternal mortality ratio | Mortality |
| cSBR | Community stillbirth rate | Mortality |
| CSV | Comma-separated values (text file format) | Data Extractor: data download |
| DHIS2 | District Health Information Software 2 | Analysis setup: HMIS data |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Surveys | Analysis setup: survey parameters |
| DQA | Data quality assessment | Data quality |
| DTP, DTP1, DTP3 | Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine; first and third doses | Coverage: immunization |
| ENAP | Every Newborn Action Plan | Coverage: antenatal care |
| EPI | Expanded Programme on Immunization | RMNCAH and Vaxx apps |
| EPMM | Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality | Coverage: antenatal care |
| EULA | End-User License Agreement | Installing on Windows |
| FP | Family planning | Coverage: family planning |
| FPET | Family Planning Estimation Tool (Track20) | Coverage: family planning |
| HFD | Health facility data | Getting started (apps) |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus | Indicator definitions: service data 2 |
| HMIS | Health management information system | Analysis setup: HMIS data |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus (vaccine) | Indicator definitions: service data 3 |
| IA2030 | Immunization Agenda 2030 | Subnational: target values |
| IFA, IFA90 | Iron-folic acid supplementation; IFA90: at least 90 tablets during pregnancy | Coverage: antenatal care |
| iMMR | Institutional maternal mortality ratio | Mortality |
| IPD | Inpatient department | Service utilization: inpatient |
| IPT, IPT2, IPT3 | Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy; two and three doses | Coverage: antenatal care |
| IPV | Inactivated polio vaccine | Indicator definitions: service data 3 |
| iSBR | Institutional stillbirth rate | Mortality |
| ISO3 | Three-letter ISO 3166 country code | Pooled: preparing caches |
| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation | Dissemination: building capacity |
| MAD | Median absolute deviation | Data quality: outlier detection |
| MADM | Median absolute deviation from the median (subnational inequality) | Glossary: MADM |
| MCH | Maternal and child health | Service utilization and health system (apps) |
| mCPR | Modern contraceptive prevalence rate (the app’s “Prevalence of Modern Methods”) | Advanced analysis (apps) |
| MCV, MCV1, MCV2 | Measles-containing vaccine; first and second doses | Coverage: immunization |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys | Analysis setup: survey parameters |
| MMR | Maternal mortality ratio | Mortality |
| MNCH | Maternal, newborn and child health | Data Extractor: mapping |
| MPDSR | Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response | Mortality |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization | Health system: private sector |
| NMR | Neonatal mortality rate | Denominators |
| OPD | Outpatient department | Service utilization: outpatient |
| OPV, OPV1, OPV3 | Oral polio vaccine; first and third doses | Data quality: internal consistency |
| ORS | Oral rehydration salts | Coverage: child continuum of care |
| PCV | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine | Indicator definitions: service data 3 |
| Portable Document Format | Reports (apps) | |
| Penta, Penta1, Penta3 | Pentavalent vaccine (contains DTP); first and third doses | Glossary: immunization denominator |
| PHC | Primary health care | Service utilization and health system (apps) |
| PNC, PNC48h | Postnatal care; within 48 hours of birth | Coverage: delivery care |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics (image format) | Exports and AI (apps) |
| PNMR | Post-neonatal mortality rate | Denominators |
| RAM | Random-access memory | Requirements |
| RDS | R data file (.rds), the apps’ saved dataset | Analysis setup: automatic RDS creation |
| RMNCAH, RMNCAH-N | Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (and nutrition) | RMNCAH and Vaxx apps |
| SBA | Skilled birth attendance | Coverage: delivery care |
| SBR | Stillbirth rate | Mortality |
| SD | Standard deviation | Mortality: outlier thresholds |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals | Subnational: inequality |
| TFR | Total fertility rate | Service utilization |
| UAC | User Account Control (Windows) | Installing on Windows |
| UHC | Universal health coverage | Subnational coverage |
| UI | User interface | Getting started |
| UN | United Nations | Denominators: options |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund | Coverage: immunization |
| URL | Web address (uniform resource locator) | Data Extractor: DHIS2 login |
| WHO | World Health Organization | Coverage: delivery care |
| WUENIC | WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage | Coverage: immunization |
| ZIP | Compressed archive file format (.zip) | Data Extractor: data download |
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