Target 7: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
Indicators
18. HIV prevalence among pregnant women aged 15-24 years
HIV prevalence among 15-24 year-old pregnant women is the percentage of pregnant women ages 15-24 whose blood samples test positive for HIV.
19. Condom use rate of the contraceptive prevalence rate
Condom use rate of the contraceptive prevalence rate is the number of women aged 15-49 years in marital or consensual unions who are practising contraception by using condoms as a proportion of all of women of the same age group in consensual unions who are practising, or whose sexual partners are practising, any form of contraception.
19a. Condom use at last high-risk sex
Condom use at last high-risk sex is the percentage of young people ages 15-24 reporting the use of a condom during sexual intercourse with a non-regular sexual partner in the last 12 months.
19b. Percentage of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Percentage of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS is the share of women and men aged 15-24 years who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject the two most common local misconceptions about HIV transmission and who know that a healthy-looking person can transmit HIV.
19c. Contraceptive prevalence rate
The contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practising, or whose sexual partners are practising, any form of contraception. It is usually reported for women ages 15-49 in marital or consensual unions.
20. Ratio of school attendance of orphans to school attendance of nonorphans aged 10-14 years
Strictly defined, the number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother, father or both parents to AIDS before age 15. In practice, the impact of the AIDS epidemic on orphans is measured through the ratio of orphans to non-orphans who are in school.
Target 8: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases
Indicators
21. Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria
Prevalence of malaria is the number of cases of malaria per 100,000 people. Death rates associated with malaria refers to the number of deaths caused by malaria per 100,000 people.
22. Proportion of population in malaria-risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures
Malaria prevention is measured as the percentage of children ages 0-59 months sleeping under insecticide-treated bednets. Malaria treatment among children is measured as the proportion of children ages 0-59 months who were ill with fever in the two weeks before the survey and who received appropriate antimalarial drugs.
23. Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis
Tuberculosis prevalence is the number of cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people. Death rates associated with tuberculosis refers to the number of deaths caused by tuberculosis per 100,000 people. A tuberculosis case is defined as a patient in whom tuberculosis has been bacteriologically confirmed or diagnosed by a clinician.
24. Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed treatment short course DOTS (Internationally recommended TB control strategy)
The tuberculosis detection rate is the percentage of estimated new infectious tuberculosis cases detected under the internationally recommended tuberculosis control strategy DOTS. DOTS combines five elements-political commitment, microscopy services, drug supplies, surveillance and monitoring systems and use of highly efficacious regimes-with direct observation of treatment. The cure rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of DOTS was completed. A tuberculosis case is defined as a patient in whom tuberculosis has been bateriologically confirmed or diagnosed by a clinician.
For more information on the subject:
 | Indicators for Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals--Definitions, Rationale, Concepts and Sources The present handbook provides guidance on the definitions, rationale, concepts and sources of data for each of the indicators that are being used to monitor the goals and targets. For more information, please visit the United Nations Statistics Division website |
