Table 5 Characteristics of intervention and control districts

 Total population

544,191

657,906

 Mean (sd) population

10,884 (11,824)

15,300 (17,418)

 Total number of pregnant women

21,767

26,316

 Mean (sd) number of pregnant women per district

3628 (1857)

4386 (2231)

 Total number of children under five years

108,838

131,581

 Mean (sd) number of children under five years per district

181,40 (9282)

21,930 (11,154)

 Mean (sd) % poorest wealth quintile

843 (917)

1012 (965)

 Mean (sd) % no female education

1638 (2004)

2380 (3052)

 % Remote

100%

100%

 % Mountainous

86.0%

81.4%

 % High security risk

24.0%

34.9%

 Total number of fixed health facilities (SHC, BHC, CHC, DH)

50

43

 Number of sub health centres

16

12

 Mean (sd) sub health centres per district

4.0 (4.2)

3.0 (1.8)

 Mean (sd) population per sub health centre

24,481 (21,330)

25,830 (25,427)

 Number of basic health centres

21

18

 Mean (sd) basic health centres per district

3.5 (1.4)

3.0 (1.8)

 Mean (sd) population per basic health centre

58,632 (40055)

50,430 (42355)

 Number of comprehensive health centres

4

6

 Mean (sd) comprehensive health centres per district

1.0 (0.0)

1.2 (0.4)

 Mean (sd) population per comprehensive health centre

17,851 (16,209)

33,140 (32,561)

 Number of district hospitals

1

2

 Mean (sd) district hospitals per district

–

1.0 (0.0)

 Mean (sd) population per district hospital

12,472 (0)

34,048 (27,969)

 Health facility density (population per health facility)

10,268

15,300

 Health facility density (pregnant women and children under five population per health facility)

2612

3672

 Number of vaccination outreach services

4

6

 Number of mobile health teams

4

5

 Number of community health workers

7

8

 Number of mini ambulances

1479

1353