Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Nanoro HDSS for children under-5, 2009–2013

Number of deaths

142

255

124

94

Number of children

7039

10,266

3950

2596

Household size

6 (3,11)^a

7 (4,14)^a

7 (4,13)^a

9 (4,14)^a

Number of outpatient health facilities

3

3

6

4

Ratio of female to male children

0.96

0.99

1.04

1.01

Mother’s age at birth in year

27.1 (22.3,33)^a

27.2 (22.4,32.7)^a

27.2 (22.4,32.7)^a

27.2 (22.4,32.5)^a

 Some primary

8

4

3

4

 Some secondary

8

2

2

2

 Some tertiary

0.3

–

0.1

0.1

 No formal education

75

88

90

89

 Don’t know / Underage

8

6

5

4

 Muslim

33

28

43

40

 Catholic

39

31

33

39

 Protestan

8

5

4

4

 Animist

16

32

16

14

 Unknown

4

4

3

4

 Monogamy

14

11

12

11

 Polygamy

19

23

23

26

 Unknown

67

66

64

63

 Mossi

82

78

90

87

 Peulh

1

2

2

3

 Gourounsi

9

12

1

2

 Unknown

8

8

7

8

 Singleton

95

97

95

96

 Twin/Triplet/Quadruplet

5

3

5

4