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Table 1 Description of the data source used for the study

From: Geospatial analysis of determinants of neonatal mortality in Ghana

Year of survey

Source of data

Number of women aged 15–49 years interviewed

Number of children born in the five years preceding each survey

The average response rate of eligible women (%)

1998

GDHS

4843

3298

97.4

2003

GDHS

5691

3844

95.7

2008

GDHS

4916

2992

96.5

2014

GDHS

9396

5884

97.3

2017

GMHS

25,062

15,349

99.0

Total

 

49,908

31,367

Average response rate = 97.2%

  1. Abbreviations: GDHS Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, GMHS Ghana Maternal Health Survey