Table 1 Distributions of acute respiratory infection symptoms across residence in sub-Saharan African countries (n = 199,330)
Countries | Study year | Number of under five children | Prevalence of ARI (95% CI) | Prevalence of ARI (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | |||
Angola | 2015 | 12,528 | 3.3 (2.9, 3.7) | 3.4 [2.9, 3.9] |
Burkina Faso | 2010 | 1407 | 18.9 [15.2, 23.2] | 19.2 [16.9, 21.7] |
Benin | 2018 | 12,570 | 2.3 [1.9, 2.8] | 3.2 [2.9, 3.7] |
Burundi | 2016/17 | 12,774 | 4.1 [3.1, 5.4] | 7.4 [6.9, 7.9] |
Dr Congo | 2013/2014 | 5257 | 16.6 [15.0, 18.3] | 24.4 [23.0, 25.9] |
Congo | 2011/2012 | 2129 | 16.5 [14.7, 18.6] | 20.1 [17.4, 23.2] |
Cote di vaire | 2011/2012 | 1451 | 16.4 [13.6, 19.6] | 17.2 [14.8, 19.9] |
Cameroon | 2011 | 3835 | 12.6 [11.2, 14.2] | 17.3 [15.9, 19.1] |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 10,346 | 4.1 [3.1, 5.5] | 7.0 [6.5, 7.5] |
Gabon | 2012 | 1860 | 21.1 [19.1, 23.2] | 21.4 [17.0, 26.5] |
Ghana | 2014 | 748 | 17.4 [13.8, 21.7] | 33.6 [29.0, 38.4] |
Gambia | 2013 | 1024 | 34.3 [30.3, 38.6] | 33.7 [29.8, 37.9] |
Guinea | 2018 | 7152 | 1.9 [1.4, 2.6] | 2.2 [1.9, 2.7] |
Kenya | 2014 | 6796 | 21.2 [19.6, 22.9] | 24.3 [23.1, 25.6] |
Comoros | 2012/2013 | 545 | 14.3 [10.0, 20.1] | 16.7 [13.2, 21.0] |
Liberia | 2019/2020 | 1508 | 24.8 [21.6, 28.2] | 27.4 [24.5, 30.5] |
Lesotho | 2014 | 829 | 13.2 [9.5, 18.2] | 17.5 [14.6, 20.7] |
Madagascar | 2008/09 | 1315 | 24.7 [19.3, 31.0] | 26.5 [24.0, 29.2] |
Mali | 2018 | 9477 | 1.2 [0.8, 1.8] | 2.2 [1.9, 2.6] |
Malawi | 2015/16 | 16,338 | 3.7 [3.0, 4.6] | 5.7 [5.4, 6.1] |
Mozambique | 2011 | 1016 | 12.4 [9.5, 16.0] | 18.9 [16.0, 22.2] |
Nigeria | 2018 | 30,779 | 2.0 [1.7, 2.2] | 3.1 [2.8, 3.3] |
Niger | 2012 | 1735 | 24.7 [20.3, 30.0] | 32.3 [29.9, 34.7] |
Namibia | 2013 | 1353 | 18.1 [15.3, 21.2] | 20.8 [17.9, 24.0] |
Rwanda | 2014/15 | 2020 | 18.6 [14.9, 23.0] | 21.8 [19.9, 23.8] |
Serra Leone | 2013 | 1988 | 17.3 [14.4, 20.6] | 29.2 [26.9, 31.6] |
Senegal | 2010/2011 | 2242 | 28.4 [25.8, 31.2] | 24.2 [21.8, 26.7] |
Sao tome | 2008/09 | 473 | 20.6 [15.6, 26.8] | 43.1 [37.3, 49.1] |
Swaziland | 2005 | 679 | 39.0 [28.9, 50.2] | 30.6 [27.0, 34.4] |
Chad | 2014/15 | 3279 | 33.3 [30.0, 36.7] | 40.3 [38.4, 42.2] |
Togo | 2013/2014 | 1732 | 9.5 [7.5, 11.9] | 14.6 [12.5, 16.8] |
Tanzania | 2015/16 | 9322 | 5.2 [4.4, 6.1] | 3.3 [2.9, 3.8] |
Uganda | 2016 | 14,179 | 7.3 [6.4, 8.2] | 10.2 [9.6, 10.7] |
South Africa | 2016 | 3289 | 3.5 [2.8, 4.4] | 2.8 [2.1, 3.9] |
Zambia | 2018 | 9187 | 1.2 [0.9, 1.7] | 2.0 [1.7, 2.4] |
Zimbabwe | 2015 | 5964 | 2.9 [2.2, 3.7] | 4.3 [3.7, 5.0] |