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Table 1 Regional distribution of clusters, households and children

From: Household and community socioeconomic and environmental determinants of child nutritional status in Cameroon

 

Clusters

Households

Children

 

1991

1998

1991

1998

1991

1998

Regions

Yaounde/Douala

43 (28.8%)

43 (21.2%)

483 (13.6%)

553 (11.8%)

260 (13.2%)

201 (8.9%)

West/Littoral

24 (16.1%)

39 (19.2%)

643 (18.2%)

780 (16.6%)

306 (15.6%)

303 (13.4%)

North-West/South West

19 (12.7%)

39 (19.2%)

535 (15.1%)

923 (19.7%)

288 (14.7%)

401 (17.7%)

Center/South/East

23 (15.4%)

41 (20.2%)

669 (18.9%)

1045 (22.2%)

374 (19.0%)

527 (23.3%)

Adamaoua/North/Far North

40 (26.8%)

41 (20.2%)

1208 (34.1%)

1395 (29.7%)

738 (37.5%)

828 (36.6%)

Type of place of residence

      

Yaounde/Douala

43 (28.9%)

43 (20.7%)

483 (13.6%)

553 (11.8%)

260 (13.2%)

201 (8.9%)

Other cities/towns

37 (24.8%)

50 (24.6%)

835 (23.6%)

983 (20.9%)

518 (26.3%)

421 (18.6%)

Rural

69 (46.3%)

110 (54.2%)

2220 (62.7%)

3160 (67.3%)

1188 (60.4%)

1638 (72.4%)

Total sample size

149 (100%)

203 (100%)

3538 (100%)

4696 (100%)

1966 (100%)

2260 (100%)

  1. Notes: -Two clusters in the North-West/South-West region were not surveyed in 1991; so the total number of clusters surveyed was 350 for the two periods.
  2. -The sample sizes for households and children under 3 years old reported in the table are weighted sample sizes; anthropometric measures were taken or were consistent for 1587 children in 1991 and 1923 children in 1998, resulting in a total weighted sample size of 3500 children for the two periods. The non-weighted total sample size was 3321 for children.
  3. -Yaounde and Douala are the largest cities in Cameroon and were sampled separately from other regions and other cities and towns that can be considered as intermediate cities.