Table 1 The incidence and intensity of CHE in SSA by regions
Region (countries) | Articles that reported CHE; n (%) | CHE incidence: % range [threshold] | CHE intensity; % range [threshold] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General health care | Diagnostics1 | General health care | Diagnostics2 | ||
Region 1: West Africa countries: Benin = 1; Burkina Faso = 1; Côte d’Ivoire = 1; Mali = 1; Nigeria = 11; Senegal = 1; Ghana = 1 | 17 (50%) [2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 15–17, 19–21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33] | 2.4–25.4[*] 1.7–27[**] | 8.2–71.8[*] 9.8–44[**] | 3.4–7.8[*] | 6–7.8 [*] 8.3 [**] |
Region 2: East Africa countries: Kenya = 4; Uganda = 2; Tanzania = 1 | 8 (24%) [1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 31, 34] | 1.5–22.8[*] 2.9–18[**] | None | 2.5–11[*] 5.7–25[**] | None |
Region 3: South African countries: South Africa = 2; Zambia = 1; Malawi = 2; Madagascar = 1; Botswana = 1; Lesotho = 1; Mozambique = 1 | 7 (21%) [12, 14, 22, 23, 25, 29, 32] | 0.09–11.2[*] 0.7–9.3[**] | 9–39.9[*] 4.5–34[**] | 1.01[*] 0.1[**] | None |
Region 4: Central Africa countries: Democratic Republic of Congo = 1 | 1 (3%) [27] | None | 46.4[*] 81.1 [**] | None | None |
Region 5: Multi-region South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania = 1 | 1 (3%) [18] | 0.1–2.4[**] | None | None | None |