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Table 1 Descriptive of the two datasets analyzed for allocation of China’s development assistance for health in Africa

From: Determinants of China’s development assistance for health at the sub-national level of African countries (2006–2015)

 

All available countries

Subsets of countries with DHSs

Number of countries

50

23

 Eastern Africa

18

10

 Middle Africa

8

2

 Northern Africa

6

1

 Southern Africa

4

2

 Western Africa

14

8

Number of principle subdivisions

670

211

 Eastern Africa

193

92

 Middle Africa

106

21

 Northern Africa

152

7

 Southern Africa

41

23

 Western Africa

178

68

Number of CMTs, Total

82

39

 Eastern Africa

27

18

 Middle Africa

11

3

 Northern Africa

22

6

 Southern Africa

3

2

 Western Africa

19

10

Number of hospitals, Total

35

17

 Eastern Africa

14

8

 Middle Africa

4

1

 Northern Africa

1

0

 Southern Africa

1

1

 Western Africa

15

7

Number of anti-malaria centers, Total

30

17

 Eastern Africa

10

9

 Middle Africa

7

1

 Northern Africa

1

0

 Southern Africa

0

0

 Western Africa

12

7

  1. Abbreviations: DHSs Demographic and Health Surveys, CMTs China medical teams, There are altogether 54 countries in Africa by 2015, and four of them (Swaziland, Sao Tome and Principe, Gambia and Burkina Faso) were excluded in the study because they had no diplomatic relationship with China during this period and therefore would not receive China’s DAH. In these 50 countries, 23 of them conducted DHS and reported the health and social status indicators during 2003–2007. Regions of Africa were divided according to the United Nations Country Grouping