TABLE 3.

eCohort Data Collection Sites and Study Samples in Four Countries

EthiopiaIndiaKenyaSouth Africa
Implementation sitesAdama TownEast ShewaJodhpurSonipatKituiKiambuNongomaUmhlathuze
eCohort enrollment datesApril 2023–May 2023October 2023–January 2024aJune 2023–September 2023April 2023–September 2023
Survey administration languagesAmharic, Afan OromoHindiKiswahili, Kamba, EnglishIsiZulu, English
Administrative levelZones in Oromia RegionDistrict, State of RajasthanDistrict, State of HaryanaCounty in the former Eastern ProvinceCounty in the former Central Province (located near the capital Nairobi)Local municipality, Zululand district, Province of KwaZulu-NatalLocal municipality, King Cetshwayo District, Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Total population, no.222,035a1,357,522a4,720,0001,640,0001,136,1872,417,735212,000450,000
Area, km229.868,371.022,850.02,122.030,496.42,543.52,182.01,233.0
Population density7,435.9162.2206.5772.837.3950.697.2365.0
Rurality/ classificationPredominantly urbanPredominantly rural

34.3% urban

65.7% rural

31.3% urban

68.7% rural

Rural (arid and semi-arid land)UrbanRuralUrban
Maternal mortality ratio, per 100,000 live birthsn/an/a170676778n/a191
Recruitment, women (facilities), no.
Public primary257 (3)b360 (8)b271 (10)c345 (11)c295 (6)d302 (3)d516 (9)528 (13)
Public secondary48 (2)37 (2)231 (5)c175 (3)c108 (2)d134 (2)d
Private187 (6)b111 (1)b101 (4)d62 (4)d
  • Abbreviation: n/a, not available.

  • a Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census, Population by Age and Sex. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Population Census Commission, December 2008, Addis Ababa.

  • b In Ethiopia, public primary sites include public health centers, and private primary sites include private health centers and private maternal and child health clinics/centers.

  • c In India, primary facilities include primary health centers and subcenters, and secondary facilities include district hospitals and community health centers.

  • d In Kenya, public primary sites include government dispensaries and health centers, and private primary sites include private clinics, faith-based organization (FBO) dispensaries, and FBO health centers. Private secondary includes FBO and private hospitals.