Table 1 Comparative socio-economic, demographic and health indicators for the two study districts and for Malawi as a whole
Indicator | Mangochi | Mzimba | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|
Population size/Density* | 803,602/128 | 724,873/70 | 13,066,320/139 |
DPT3 coverage/All immunizations** | 82.5%/59.5% | 92.1%/72.3% | 81.5%/64.4% |
Coverage of IPTp (2 doses)** | 67.2% | 88.9% | 80.7% |
No. of women attending ANC** | 66.6% | 79.7% | 70.3% |
Maternal mortality rate*** | 400/100,000 | 210/100,000 | 984/100,000 |
Infant mortality rate** | 104/1,000 | 80/1,000 | 76/1,000 |
Fertility rate** | 7.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
No. of health facilities per 100,000 population+ | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
No. of health workers (doctors/nurses/CHW per 100,000 population)+ | 0.8/19.4/71.9 | 2.0/59.5/73.4 | 1.9/33.7/76.2 |
% of population with safe water*** | 70% | 74% | 67% |
Ethnicity*** | Yao | Ngoni | Various |
Predominant religion* | Islam (72.2%) | Christian (97.9%) | Christian (82.7%) |
Level of illiteracy among women* | 43.6% | 8.2% | 54.7% |
Major source of income*** | Fishing | Farming | Farming |
% children with fever** | 36.8% | 28.9% | 37.9% |
% children with fever treated within 24 hours** | 24.7% | 31.0% | 28.4% |
GDP% of population under the poverty line (1US$)++ | 69.8% | 67.5% | 65.3% |