Table 1 Selection of study participants from 33 sSA countries with recent DHS reports from 2012 to 2022.
A total of 49 countries are located in Sub-Saharan Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
East African regions 18 countries | West African regions 17 countries | Central Africa regions 9 countries | Southern Africa regions 5 countries |
A total of 16 countries were excluded for the following reasons | |||
6 countries were excluded ✓ 3 countries no DHS report ✓ 3 countries no GPS is available | 4 countries were excluded ✓ 1 country with no DHS report ✓ 3 countries no GPS available | 4 countries were excluded ✓ 1 country with no DHS report ✓ 3 countries no GPS available | 2 Countries were excluded ✓ 2 countries where no GPS is available |
A total of 33 countries included | |||
East African regions ✓ 12 countries (Burundi, Comoros, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya) ✓ 7,595 PSU ✓ 124,106 U5C | West African regions ✓ 13 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivery Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania. Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo ✓ 6952 PSU ✓ 130,996 U5C | Central African regions ✓ 5 countries (Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic Congo, and Gabon) ✓ 2546 PSU ✓ 61,911U5C | Southern African regions ✓ 3 countries (South Africa, Lesotho, and Namibia) ✓ 1595 PSU ✓ 10,494 U5C |
A total of ✓ 33 countries ✓ 18,688 PSU ✓ 327,507 U5C | |||
