UNICEF: Overview of OVC indicators by strategic
approach,
age of target group, thematic area and tools for
measurement
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Strategic Approach |
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Key Domains |
Tools for Measurement |
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Strengthening the capacity of
families to protect and care for orphans and other children made vulnerable
by HIV/AIDS |
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Core Indicators |
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Indicator
1: Basic material needs |
5-17 |
Family
capacity |
Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
2: Malnutrition - underweight prevalence |
0-4 |
Food
Security & Nutrition |
Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
3: Sex before the age of 15 |
15-17 |
Health |
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Additional
indicators: |
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Indicator
A1: Food security |
10-17 |
Food
Security & Nutrition |
Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
A2: Psychosocial wellbeing |
10-17 |
Psychosocial |
Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
A3: Connectedness to an adult
caregiver |
10-17 |
Psychosocial
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Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
A4: Succession planning |
18+ (HH head) |
Protection |
Household
survey |
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Mobilize and strengthen
community-based responses |
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Core Indicators |
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Indicator
4: Children outside of family care |
0-17 |
Institutional
care / Shelter |
Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
5: External support for households with OVCs |
0-17 |
Community
capacity |
Household
survey |
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Additional
indicators: |
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Indicator
A5: Orphans living with siblings |
0-17 |
Community/ Family
capacity |
Household
survey |
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Ensuring access to
essential services for orphans and vulnerable children |
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Core Indicators |
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Indicator
6: Orphan school attendance ratio (10-14) |
10-14 |
Education |
Population-based
survey |
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Indicator
7: Proportion of OVCs that receive appropriate psychosocial support |
10-17 |
Psychosocial
support |
Key
informant interviews Population-based survey |
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Indicator
8: Birth registration |
0-4 |
Protection |
Population-based
survey |
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Ensuring that governments
protect the most vulnerable children |
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Core Indicators |
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Indicator
9: OVC Programme Effort index |
NA |
Policies/Strategies |
Key
informant interviews |
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Resources
and Resource Mobilization |
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Additional
indicators: |
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Indicator
A6: Property transfer |
15-49 |
Protection |
Household
survey |
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Indicator
A7: Quality of Institutional Care |
NA |
Institutional
Care / Shelter |
Survey
of institutions |
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Raising awareness to create
a supportive environment for children affected by HIV/AIDS |
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Core Indicators |
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Indicator
10: Percent of children who are
orphans |
0-17 |
Key |
Population-based
survey |
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Additional
indicators: |
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Indicator
A8: Stigma and discrimination |
15-49 |
Protection |
Household
survey |
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