Table 3 Location and sampling methods of surveys included in the review
Country | Date of survey | Percent facility delivery | Area covered | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia [19] | December 2008–January 2009 | 10% | Amhara, Oromiya, SNNP and Tigray Regions | Cluster sample of 600 women with babies 0–11 months with random walk at village level |
Ethiopia [31] | January 2012 | 29% | Amhara, Oromiya, SNNP and Tigray Regions | Cluster sample of 218 women with babies 1–7 months, screening all women in each cluster |
Ghana [11] | 2006 | Not reported | Brong Ahafo Region (6 districts) | All 635 women who had a live birth in a 2-week period identified through a demographic surveillance system, interviewed 1–28 days after delivery |
Ghana [40] | April 2008–May 2009 | Not reported | Brong Ahafo Region (6 districts) | All 9167 women who had a live birth between April 2008 and May 2009 in the control area of a community newborn trial identified through a demographic surveillance system, interviewed 1–28 days after delivery |
Ghana [25] | July 2003–June 2004 | 27% | Brong Ahafo Region (6 districts) | All 2878 women who had a live birth in a 2-week period identified through a demographic surveillance system, interviewed 1–28 days after delivery |
Malawi [22] | 2007 | 80% | Mzimba district | Cluster sample of 300 mothers with children aged 0–23 months old, with random walk at village level |
Malawi [32] | November–December 2007 (baseline data) | 71% | Thyolo, Dowa, and Chitipa districts | Cluster sample of 900 women with children 0–12 months old, with random walk at village level |
Mali [29] | 2008 | 31% | Kayes, Koulikoro, Ségou and Mopti Regions (4 districts in each) | Cluster sample of 840 mothers who had a live birth in the last 12 months (no information on village level sampling) |
Mozambique [20] | 2008 | 47% | Nampula Province (3 districts) | Cluster sample of 517 women who had a live birth in the last 12Â months (no information on village level sampling) |
Nigeria [47] | 2011 | Not reported | Kware town in Sokoto state | Systematic sample of 179 mother-infant pairs who were breastfeeding or had done so in the last 2Â years; houses were numbered by the study team |
Tanzania [21] | 2007 | 41% | Southern Tanzania (5 districts) | Census of 22,243 women who had a live birth in the last 12Â months |
Uganda [18] | 2007 | 41% | Northern, Western, Central and Eastern regions and two divisions of Kampala (2 districts in each) | Cluster sample of 1136 households with children under 6Â months with village guide listing eligible households at village level District hospital and one randomly selected health centre in each district included in a health facility assessment (39 facilities) |
Uganda [23] | October–December 2011 | 43% | Masindi and Kiryandongo districts | Cluster sample of 928 lactating women with babies 0–5 months, with village guides leading team to eligible women |
Uganda [24] | 2007 | 46% | Iganga-Mayuge district | All 414 mothers with infants aged 1–4 months identified through a Demographic Surveillance System |
Sierra Leone [33] | 2008 | Not applicable | Nationwide | All 38 public, private, mission and NGO hospitals providing maternal and child health services, a systematic random sample of 55 community health centers and a convenience sample of 52 health posts from all regions of the country |