Table 3.
Weighted estimates of diarrhoea period prevalence in children under five by country, comparison of surveys using a 1-week recall period (PMA2020) and a 2-week recall period (DHS)
| PMA2020 |
DHS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Period prevalence (%) | 95% CI | N | Period prevalence (%) | 95% CI | N | Percent differencea |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.3 | (18.0, 24.6) | 2591 | 17.0 | (15.8, 18.3) | 16 994 | 4.3 |
| Ethiopia | 18.4 | (15.4, 21.4) | 4147 | 11.9 | (10.6, 13.2) | 9916 | 6.5 |
| Ghana | 20.5 | (17.1, 23.9) | 2237 | 11.9 | (10.6, 13.2) | 5539 | 8.6 |
| Kenya | 15.6 | (12.9, 18.4) | 2655 | 15.4 | (14.5, 16.2) | 19 889 | 0.2 |
| Uganda | 31.5 | (28.1, 35.0) | 3059 | 20.0 | (19.0, 21.0) | 14 379 | 11.5 |
a
Difference in weighted period prevalence estimates between PMA2020 and DHS data.