Table 1.
Characteristics of 16 communities in northwestern Ecuador across seven sampling periods between 2004 and 2010
| Community | Average sample population size | Average percent of the sample population younger than 5 years of age | Road/river basin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 283 | 16.3 | Road |
| 2 | 816 | 15.2 | Road |
| 3 | 517 | 14.0 | Road/Santiago |
| 4 | 131 | 14.3 | Santiago |
| 5 | 242 | 16.1 | Santiago |
| 6 | 306 | 13.1 | Santiago |
| 7 | 75 | 9.8 | Santiago |
| 8 | 145 | 10.5 | Santiago |
| 9 | 90 | 20.4 | Cayapas |
| 10 | 96 | 13.0 | Cayapas |
| 11 | 336 | 16.4 | Cayapas |
| 12 | 138 | 14.3 | Cayapas |
| 13 | 76 | 18.3 | Onzole |
| 14 | 99 | 13.3 | Onzole |
| 15 | 427 | 11.8 | Onzole |
| Borbón | 800–2,000* | 13.6 | Road/Santiago |
*
Between sampling periods 1 and 5, 800 persons were followed in Borbón. During sampling period 6, this population was increased to approximately 2,000.