Table 1

Summary of data sources, Arab countries

Country
Year of survey
Source
Number of households
Number of children under-five

Algeria
1992
PAP Child
6133
5092
Bahrain
1995
GFHS
4166
3120
Egypt
1995
DHS
16957
-
Jordan
1997
DHS
7335
-
Kuwait
1996
GFHS
3673
3514
Lebanon
1996
PAP Child
4600
2156
Libya
1995
PAP Child
6312
5348
Morocco
1990
PAP Child
5686
6000
Mauritania
1991–92
PAP Child
6717
4971
Occupied Palestinian Territory
1995–96
Health Survey
6204
6169
Oman
1995
GFHS
6103
9033
Qatar
1998
GFHS
4207
3775
Saudi Arabia
1996–97
GFHS
10510
10831
Sudan
1992–93
PAP Child
5320
4585
Syria
1993
PAP Child
5998
4352
Tunisia
1994–95
PAP Child
6085
3679
United Arab Emirates
1995
GFHS
5822
6285
Yemen
1997
DHS
10701
-

Khawaja et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:24   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-24

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