Table 1.

Selection of study participants from 33 sSA countries with recent DHS reports

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) ⎫ 167 Districts ⎫ 7,148 PSU ⎫ 119,515 under-five children	West African regions ⎫ 13 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivery Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania. Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo ⎫ 106 Districts ⎫ 6,453 PSU ⎫ 132,032 under-five children	Central African regions ⎫ 5 countries (Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic Congo, and Gabon) ⎫ 58 Districts ⎫ 2,565 PSU ⎫ 67,094 under-five children	Southern African regions ⎫ 3 countries (South Africa, Lesotho, and Namibia) ⎫ 31 Districts ⎫ 1,605 PSU ⎫ 11,732 under-five children
A total of ⎫ 33 countries ⎫ 362 Districts ⎫ 17,771 PSU ⎫ 330,373 under-five children

PSU primary sampling unit (Enumeration areas) where the GPS location is collected