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Table 3 Number of country-years and descriptive measures of coverage

From: Evolution in key indicators of maternal and child health across the wealth gradient in 41 sub-Saharan African countries, 1986–2019

Indicator

Country-years

Mean (%)

Median (%)

Range (minimum, maximum) (%)

Range (quartile 1, quartile 3) (%)

SD (%)

ANC

153

51.8

53.7

(1.5, 98.9)

(37.3, 67.8)

21.0

SBA

152

57.3

58.2

(1.0, 100.0)

(35.4, 81.4)

26.3

Measles

151

70.8

75.7

(8.2, 99.3)

(59.6, 85.6)

18.9

DPT1

151

84.0

90.9

(9.9, 100.0)

(76.7, 95.8)

16.6

DPT3

151

68.9

74.7

(3.3, 100.0)

(55.4, 86.7)

22.2

Fever

170

58.8

61.7

(3.5, 95.2)

(47.5, 72.4)

18.2

Diarrhea

139

50.7

50.7

(15.5, 83.2)

(39.6, 62.8)

14.9

ARI

133

62.1

64.7

(11.5, 97.0)

(50.0, 75.0)

17.3

  1. ANC antenatal care, SBA skilled birth attendance, DPT1 first-dose Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, DPT3 third-dose Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, ARI acute respiratory infection, SD standard deviation