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Table 11.8 Presence of iodised salt in household<br />

Among all households, percentage with salt tested for iodine content and percentage with no salt in<br />

the household; and among households with salt tested, percentage with iodised salt, according to<br />

background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

With salt<br />

tested<br />

Among all households, the percentage:<br />

With salt,<br />

but salt not<br />

tested 1<br />

With no salt<br />

in the<br />

household<br />

Number of<br />

households<br />

Among households with<br />

tested salt:<br />

Percentage<br />

with iodised<br />

salt<br />

Number of<br />

households<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 91.7 1.0 7.3 4,042 96.8 3,706<br />

Rural 84.2 1.7 14.2 22,319 88.2 18,783<br />

Region<br />

Northern 91.4 0.4 8.3 2,960 95.5 2,705<br />

Central 82.6 2.1 15.3 10,952 88.4 9,046<br />

Southern 86.3 1.4 12.4 12,449 89.2 10,739<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 75.6 2.4 22.0 5,676 85.9 4,292<br />

Second 82.0 1.9 <strong>16</strong>.1 5,446 87.6 4,465<br />

Middle 86.7 1.1 12.2 5,141 88.5 4,456<br />

Fourth 89.8 1.3 9.0 4,978 91.3 4,469<br />

Highest 93.9 1.0 5.1 5,120 94.6 4,807<br />

Total 85.3 1.6 13.1 26,361 89.7 22,489<br />

1<br />

Includes households in which salt could not be tested for technical and logistical reasons, including<br />

availability of test kits.<br />

Nutrition of Children and Women • 177

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