Table 3 Injection practices in counties according to DHS surveys conducted in 2011–2015. Detailed injection practices in counties according to DHS surveys conducted in 2011–2015. The data was divided by country from Table 2
From: Injection practices in 2011–2015: a review using data from the demographic and health surveys (DHS)
Frequency | Safety | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Country | Health care injections per person per year | Sample size | Use of an unopened syringe or needle | Sample size |
African | Benin | 0.60 | 21,739 | 94.7% | 3,419 |
African | Cameroon | 1.80 | 14,648 | 97.6% | 5,883 |
African | Congo | 1.80 | 15,964 | 98.3% | 4,042 |
African | Cote d’Ivoire | 1.20 | 15,195 | 96.8% | 5,767 |
African | Equatorial Guinea | 2.60 | 5,400 | 96.1% | 2,063 |
African | Ethiopia | 1.35 | 30,625 | 97.6% | 10,053 |
African | Mozambique | 0.50 | 17,780 | 94.6% | 3,196 |
African | Uganda | 1.65 | 10,969 | 95.6% | 4,328 |
African | Comoros | 0.60 | 7,496 | 91.7% | 1,486 |
African | Gabon | 1.20 | 14,076 | 97.6% | 4,626 |
African | Mali | 0.70 | 14,823 | 98.0% | 3,231 |
African | Niger | 0.80 | 15,088 | 96.8% | 5,539 |
African | Gambia | 0.90 | 14,054 | 97.5% | 4,438 |
African | Liberia | 1.65 | 13,357 | 98.1% | 5,372 |
African | Namibia | 0.85 | 13,197 | 97.2% | 4,028 |
African | Nigeria | 1.10 | 56,307 | 97.3% | 14,097 |
African | Sierra Leone | 1.95 | 23,920 | 97.4% | 9,581 |
African | Togo | 1.15 | 13,956 | 94.5% | 4,207 |
African | Zambia | 0.75 | 31,184 | 97.0% | 6,956 |
African | Chad | 2.05 | 11,433 | 94.1% | 4,124 |
African | Ghana | 0.70 | 13,784 | 98.0% | 4,030 |
African | Kenya | 1.45 | 27,444 | 98.5% | 10,877 |
African | Lesotho | 0.75 | 9,552 | 95.2% | 2,764 |
African | Rwanda | 1.30 | 19,714 | 99.2% | 10,977 |
African | Tanzania | 0.90 | 16,780 | 97.6% | 4,786 |
African | Zimbabwe | 0.50 | 18,351 | 97.6% | 4,245 |
Americas | Hondurasa | 1.60 | 29,877 | No data | No data |
Americas | Haiti | 0.60 | 23,780 | 98.4% | 5,720 |
Americas | Dominican Republic | 1.65 | 19,678 | 98.5% | 7,231 |
Eastern Mediterranean | Pakistan | 5.15 | 16,692 | 87.7% | 9,875 |
Eastern Mediterranean | Yemenb | 3.30 | 25,434 | 91.8% | 8,989 |
Eastern Mediterranean | Afghanistan | 2.80 | 40,221 | 91.8% | 13,603 |
European | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.55 | 10,621 | 96.5% | 2,720 |
European | Tajikistanb | 7.10 | 9,656 | 98.7% | 2,963 |
European | Armenia | 1.20 | 8,871 | 97.1% | 1,198 |
South-East Asia | Nepal | 1.20 | 16,795 | 98.3% | 5,430 |
South-East Asia | Indonesia | 1.35 | 54,913 | 90.0% | 23,557 |
South-East Asia | Indiac | 5.82 | 76,947 | 86.5% | 36,902 |
South-East Asia | Myanmar | 2.25 | 17,622 | 98.7% | 9,344 |
Western Pacific | Cambodia | 1.60 | 22,768 | 98.8% | 7,973 |