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Table 1.

Sample sizes for prevalence calculations (Mother–child pairs, DHS data)

Country Year of survey Urban sample Rural sample Total
Africa
 Benin 96  415  782 1197
 Burkina Faso 92  369 1228 1597
 Cameroon 97  320  788 1108
 Central African Republic 94  570  848 1418
 Comoros 96  129  377  506
 Cote d’Ivoire 94  762 1311 2073
 Egypt 95 1840 1969 3809
 Ghana 93  353  680 1033
 Kenya 98  347 1490 1837
 Madagascar 97  342 1258 1600
 Malawi 92  179 1463 1642
 Mali 95  634 1356 1990
 Morocco 92  956 1296 2252
 Mozambique 97  489 1161 1650
 Namibia 92  434  891 1325
 Niger 98  367  799 1166
 Senegal 92  686  829 1515
 Tanzania 96  586 2331 2917
 Tchad 96  500 1719 2219
 Togo 98  533 1467 2000
 Uganda 95  289 2230 2519
 Zambia 96 1238 1777 3015
 Zimbabwe 94  377 1030 1407
Asia
 Bangladesh 96  224 1513 1737
 Kazakhstan 95  222  277  499
 Kyrgyz Republic 97  163  524  687
 Nepal 96  162 2101 2263
 Uzbekistan 96  203  509  712
Latin America
 Bolivia 98 2098 1243 3341
 Brazil 96 1957  528 2485
 Colombia 95 1883  918 2801
 Dominican Republic 91 1243  805 2048
 Guatemala 95 1433 2586 4019
 Haiti 95  472  937 1409
 Nicaragua 96 2219 1744 3963
 Peru 96 5536 3086 8622

DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys.