Table 2.
Descriptive statistics
| Characteristics | Ghana | Nigeria | Kenya | Sierra leone | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever occurrence in child <5 yrs |
551 (19.96) |
3965 (15.86) |
1385 (24.62) |
1271 (26.56) |
7172 (18.79) |
|
Wealth index |
|
|
|
|
|
| poorest |
901 (32.25) |
6602 (25.94) |
1668 (29.23) |
1090 (21.61) |
10261 (26.32) |
| poorer |
621(22.23) |
5994(23.55) |
1007 (17.65) |
970 (19.35) |
8598 (22.05) |
| middle |
466 (16.68) |
4973 (19.54) |
912 (15.98) |
1043 (20.68) |
7394 (18.96) |
| richer |
470 (16.82) |
4318 (16.97)) |
938 (16.44) |
1030 (20.42) |
6756 (17.33) |
| richest |
336 (12.03) |
3560 (13.99) |
1181 (20.70) |
904 (17.93) |
5981 (15.34) |
| Child age |
1.9187 |
1.9205 |
1.9439 |
1.8192 |
1.9107 |
|
Child sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1420 (50.82) |
12873 (50.59) |
2923 (51.23) |
2552 (50.60) |
19768 (50.70) |
| Female |
1374 (49.18) |
12574 (49.41) |
2783 (48.77) |
2491 (49.40) |
19222 (49.30 |
| Household posses bed nets |
2059 (73.69) |
6327 (75.11) |
4336 (75.99) |
2490 (49.44) |
15212 (39.05) |
| Child <5 yrs slept under bed net |
1386 (50.71) |
3716 (15.01) |
3473 (62.08) |
1870 (38.37) |
10475 (27.45) |
| Mother slept under bed net |
1337 (47.85) |
3381 (13.29) |
3350 (58.71) |
1908 (37.83) |
9976 (25.59) |
|
Type of bed net |
|
|
|
|
|
| Treated |
804 (29.90) |
1389 (5.69) |
2864 (52.19) |
1406 (30.41) |
6463 (17.37) |
| Untreated |
417 (15.51) |
1730 (7.09) |
217 (3.95) |
113 (2.44) |
2477 (6.66) |
| None |
1457 (54.59) |
21292 (87.22) |
2407 (43.86) |
3105 (67.15) |
28272 (75.98) |
| Health insurance |
1130 (40.52) |
327 (1.29) |
288(5.05) |
89 (1.78) |
1834 (4.73) |
|
Educational attainment |
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
1046 (37.48) |
12552 (49.33) |
1220 (21.38) |
3709 (73.55) |
18527 (47.52) |
| Primary |
669 (23.97) |
5831 (22.91) |
3208 (56.22) |
652 (12.93) |
10360 (26.57) |
| Secondary |
1012 (36.26) |
5785 (22.73) |
963 (16.88) |
613 (12.16) |
8373 (21.48) |
| Tertiary and above |
64 (2.29) |
1279 (5.03) |
315 (5.52) |
69 (1.37) |
1727 (4.43) |
|
Place of Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural |
1861 (66.61) |
18467 (72.57) |
4320 (75.71) |
3353 (66.49) |
28001 (71.82) |
| Urban | 933 (33.39) | 6980 (27.43) | 1386 (24.29) | 1690 (33.51) | 10989 (28.18) |