Definition & calculation
Count individual pregnant and lactating women receiving at least one IYCF counselling contact (individual or group) during the period, deduplicating repeat contacts by the same woman.
Means of verification
Counselling session registers and mother-to-mother support group attendance sheets
Interpretation
Direction: Higher is better
Typical reporting frequency: Monthly or quarterly
Guidance & common pitfalls
Report unique women reached rather than number of sessions to avoid inflation; record modality (individual vs group, facility vs community, in-person vs remote) as counselling quality and dose vary by channel.
This library is a curated reference to adapt, aligned generically with recognised humanitarian frameworks (Sphere, cluster registries, IASC, CHS and others). It is not an official indicator registry — always use the exact indicator definitions your donor or cluster requires.
Related indicators
- Prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) among children aged 6-59 months
- % of caregivers of children in the treatment programme who report satisfaction with the nutrition services received
- % of caregivers of children under 2 who can correctly state at least two recommended IYCF practices
- % of children aged 6-23 months who received a minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in the previous 24 hours