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Table 1 Survey characteristics, sample sizes, and response rates for men and women participants of Demographic and Health Surveys in 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Prevalence, distribution, and social determinants of tobacco use in 30 sub-Saharan African countries

Country

Dates field work

Households

Women

Men

Overall response rate (%)

EASTERN AFRICA

1. Burundi

August 2010 – January 2011

8,596

9,389

4,280

95.5

2. Comoros

August 2012 – December 2012

4,482

5,329

2,167

94.7

3. Ethiopia

December 2010 – May 2011

16,702

16,515

14,110

93.2

4. Kenya

November 2008 – February 2009

9,057

8,444

3,465

94.1

5. Madagascar

November 2008 – August 2009

17,857

17,375

8,586

94.4

6. Malawi

June 2010 – November 2010

24,825

23,020

7,175

95.1

7. Mozambique

June 2011 – November 2011

13,919

13,745

4,035

98.9

8. Rwanda

September 2010 – March 2011

12,540

13,671

6,329

98.9

9. Tanzania

December 2009 – May 2010

9,623

10,139

2,527

95.2

10. Uganda

June 2011 – December 2011

9,033

8,674

2,295

89.4

11. Zambia

April 2007 – October 2007

7,164

7,146

6,500

94.3

12. Zimbabwe

September 2010 – March 2011

9,756

9,171

7,480

89.5

WESTERN AFRICA

13. Benin

December 2011 – March 2012

17,422

16,599

5,180

94.4

14. Burkina Faso

May 2010 – January 2011

14,424

17,087

7,307

97.7

15. Cote d’Ivoire

December 2011 – May 2012

9,686

10,060

5,135

91.0

16. Ghana

September 2008 – November 2008

11,778

4,916

4,568

95.4

17. Liberia

December 2006 – April 2007

6,824

7,092

6,009

92.5

18. Mali

November 2012 – February 2013

10,105

10,424

4,399

96.4

19. Niger

February 2012 – June 2012

10,750

11,160

3,928

93.5

20. Nigeria

February 2013 – June 2013

38,522

38,948

17,359

94.9

21. Senegal

October 2010 – April 2011

7,902

15,688

4,929

91.2

22. Sierra Leone

June 2013 – October 2013

12,629

16,658

7,262

91.8

CENTRAL AFRICA

23. Cameroon

January 2011 – August 2011

14,214

15,426

7,191

96.4

24. Congo (Brazzaville)

September 2011 – February 2012

11,632

10,819

5,145

97.4

25. Congo (Democratic)

August 2013 – February 2014

18,171

18,827

8,656

98.0

26. Gabon

January 2012 – May 2012

9,755

8,422

5,654

97.5

27. Sao Tome & Principe

September 2008 – January 2009

3,536

2,615

2,296

84.5

SOUTHERN AFRICA

28. Lesotho

October 2009 – January 2010

9,391

7,624

3,317

95.6

29. Namibia

May 2013 – September 2013

9,200

9,804

3,915

92.6

30. Swaziland

July 2006 – February 2007

4,843

4,987

4,156

89.6