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. 2022 Feb 4;17(2):e0261978. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261978

Table 1. Percentage distribution of study participants by country and region of Africa.

Countries with their Region Year of study Unweighted sample size (315,186) Unweighted Percentage (%) Weighted sample size (318,186) Weighted Percentage (%)
Eastern Africa 145,385 46.09 145,797 45.82
Burundi 2016/17 23,070 7.31 23,050 7.24
Ethiopia 2016 25,542 8.10 25,927 8.15
Uganda 2018/19 23,438 7.43 23,437 7.37
Zambia 2018 24,361 7.72 24,463 7.69
Zimbabwe 2015 17,831 5.65 17,845 5.61
Malawi 2017 31,143 9.87 31,075 9.77
Western Africa 134,846 42.75 136,418 42.87
Benin 2017/18 13,262 4.20 13,193 4.15
Sierra Leone 2019 20,498 6.50 20,719 6.51
Gambia 2019/20 15,627 4.95 15,740 4.95
Guinea 2018 11,957 3.79 12,112 3.82
Liberia 2019/20 11,251 3.57 11,293 3.55
Mali 2018 11,803 3.74 12,653 3.98
Nigeria 2018 50,448 15.99 50,708 15.94
Central Africa 35,217 11.16 35,970 11.30
Angola 2015/16 16,161 5.12 16,736 5.26
Cameroon 2018 19,056 6.04 19,235 6.05