Table 1. Distribution of village and individual characteristics among the 8 study villages, November 2010.
| Aidara | Daga Ndoup | Keur Ndianko | Keur Saloly Bouya | Keur Samba Guéye b | Nema Nding b | Passy Ndinderling | Touba Nding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population a , N | 455 | 1215 | 811 | 1013 | 1824 | 1365 | 811 | 190 |
| Eligible children, n | 86 | 124 | 169 | 208 | 369 | 212 | 238 | 36 |
| Included children, n | 58 (67.4) | 121 (97.6) | 139 (80.3) | 203 (97.6) | 353 (95.7) | 188 (88.7) | 223 (93.7) | 31 (86.1) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| M | 28 (48) | 61 (50) | 66 (47) | 105 (52) | 175 (50) | 92 (49) | 109 (49) | 19 (61) |
| F | 30 (52) | 60 (50) | 73 (53) | 98 (48) | 178 (50 | 96 (51) | 114 (51) | 12 (39) |
| Ethnic groups | ||||||||
| Wolof | 4 (7) | 111 (92) | 112 (81) | 191 (94) | 260 (74) | 8 (4) | 206 (92) | 2 (6) |
| Serer | 13 (22) | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 47 (13) | 119 (63) | 0 | 18 (58) |
| Poular | 2 (3) | 0 | 27 (19) | 12 (6) | 31 (9) | 13 (7) | 6 (3) | 8 (26) |
| Mandingue | 38 (66) | 6 (5) | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 33 (18) | 11 (5) | 3 (10) |
| Other | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 10 (3) | 15 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| Birth season | ||||||||
| Dry | 52 (90) | 104 (86) | 122 (88) | 167 (82) | 293 (83) | 141 (75) | 177 (79) | 25 (81) |
| Rainy | 6 (10) | 17 (14) | 17 (12) | 36 (18) | 60 (17) | 47 (25) | 46 (21) | 6 (19) |
| Blood group | ||||||||
| O | 22 (38.6) | 54 (45.0) | 70 (52.6) | 83 (42.1) | 178 (51.0) | 81 (43.1) | 104 (47.5) | 10 (32.3) |
| A | 14 (24.6) | 36 (30.0) | 38 (28.6) | 49 (24.9) | 86 (24.6) | 56 (29.8) | 53 (24.3) | 19 (61.3) |
| B | 17 (29.8) | 23 (19.2) | 23 (17.3) | 57 (28.9) | 73 (20.9) | 48 (25.5) | 49 (22.4) | 2 (6.5) |
| AB | 4 (7.0) | 7 (5.8) | 2 (1.5) | 8 (4.1) | 12 (3.4) | 3 (1.6) | 13 (5.9) | 0 |
Data are absolute number n (%) of children included in the analysis, unless otherwise indicated
a) based on population census data [year 2012]
b) villages where the health care centres are located