Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Sample for Each Site.
| Daboya, Ghana | Jareng, The Gambia | Kongwa, Tanzania* | Rombo, Tanzania | Malakal, Sudan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group (y) | Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
| <1 | 5 (4.3) | 2 (2.0) | 22 (6.0) | 27 (6.7) | 13 (2.0) | 24 (3.2) | 39 (2.8) | 31 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 79 (2.9) | 84 (3.0) |
| 1–4 | 42 (35.9) | 39 (39.4) | 109 (30.0) | 109 (27.0) | 283 (44.0) | 267 (35.4) | 377 (27.5) | 379 (26.9) | 19 (9.1) | 17 (9.3) | 830 (30.7) | 811 (28.5) |
| 5–8 | 30 (25.6) | 34 (34.3) | 120 (33.0) | 109 (27.0) | 197 (30.7) | 263 (34.9) | 381 (27.8) | 396 (28.1) | 57 (27.1) | 48 (26.3) | 785 (29.0) | 850 (29.9) |
| 7–12 | 31 (26.5) | 19 (19.2) | 72 (19.8) | 105 (26.0) | 107 (16.6) | 148 (19.6) | 346 (25.2) | 355 (25.2) | 92 (43.8) | 97 (53.3) | 648 (23.9) | 724 (25.3) |
| 13–15 | 9 (7.7) | 5 (5.1) | 41 (11.3) | 53 (13.2) | 43 (6.7) | 52 (6.9) | 229 (16.7) | 248 (17.6) | 42 (20.0) | 20 (11.1) | 364 (13.5) | 378 (13.3) |
| Total | 117 (100) | 99 (100) | 364 (100) | 403 (100) | 643 (100) | 754 (100) | 1372 (100) | 1409 (100) | 210 (100) | 182 (100) | 2706 (100) | 2847 (100) |
*
Gender is missing for six children.