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Table 4 Leading ten causes of morbidity in Mangochi District from year 2012 up to year 2016

From: Strengthening primary health care at district-level in Malawi - determining the coverage, costs and benefits of community-directed interventions

No.

Name of disease/condition causing morbidity

Total cases treated in the district for years

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

1.

Malaria 5 years and older

91,279

140,899

143,518

154,294

2.

Malaria under 5 years

106,314

156,284

163,894

162,077

3.

Acute respiratory infections under 5 years

56,254

65,964

76,010

73,449

4.

Skin infection

22,807

30,250

33,882

28,953

5.

Diarrhea non-bloody under 5 years

21,915

23,935

24,312

26,061

6.

Oral condition

12,619

16,203

15,671

16,123

7.

Eye infection

14,694

18,120

16,174

15,849

8.

Common injuries and wounds

14,880

14,665

14,132

14,598

9.

Dysentery

8,823

8,084

11,052

7,504

10.

Sexually transmitted infections (STI)

8,418

8,780

9,854

10,298

  1. (Source: Mangochi Health and Management Information System, 2016)