Malawi 2015-16

Table 11.9 Micronutrient intake among children
Among youngest children age 6-23 months who are living with their mother, percentages who consumed vitamin A-rich and iron-rich foods in the 24 hours before
the survey; among all children age 6-23 months, percentage given multiple micronutrient powder in the 7 days before the survey; among all children age 6-59
months, percentages who were given vitamin A supplements in the 6 months before the survey, who were given iron supplements in the 7 days before the survey,
and who were given deworming medication in the 6 months before the survey; and among all children age 6-59 months who live in households in which salt was
tested for iodine, percentage who live in households with iodised salt, according to background characteristics, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Background
characteristic
Among youngest children age 6-23
months living with the mother:
Percentage
who
consumed
foods rich
in vitamin
A in last 24
hours 1
Percentage
who
consumed
foods rich
in iron in
last 24
hours 2
Number of
children
Among all children
age 6-23 months:
Percentage
given
multiple
micronutrient
powder in
past 7 days
Number of
children
Percentage
given iron
supplements
in
past 7
days 3
Among all children age 6-59 months:
Percentage
given
vitamin A
supplements
in
past 6
months 4
Percentage
given
deworming
medication
in past 6
months 3,5
Number of
children
Among children age
6-59 months living in
households in which
salt was tested:
Percentage
living in
households
with
iodised
salt 6
Age in months
6-8 51.5 18.6 780 1.9 797 10.5 52.4 14.4 797 88.8 682
9-11 74.7 33.6 876 1.6 895 9.2 64.7 25.9 895 88.3 777
12-17 86.7 43.3 1,609 2.2 1,663 10.0 68.7 33.9 1,663 90.3 1,460
18-23 87.9 45.8 1,492 2.5 1,567 11.3 70.2 41.1 1,567 89.0 1,379
24-35 na na na na na 12.4 66.3 50.3 3,261 89.1 2,831
36-47 na na na na na 12.6 61.4 50.6 3,391 88.9 2,927
48-59 na na na na na 15.2 62.2 53.4 3,300 90.2 2,848
Sex
Male 79.1 37.7 2,413 2.0 2,501 12.4 63.7 45.0 7,413 89.6 6,464
Female 79.1 38.8 2,345 2.3 2,421 12.4 64.6 44.7 7,461 89.0 6,439
Breastfeeding
status
Breastfeeding 78.5 37.4 4,145 2.1 4,238 10.6 65.9 32.4 4,765 88.9 4,096
Not breastfeeding 83.5 44.1 613 2.6 684 13.2 63.3 50.7 10,109 89.5 8,808
Mother’s age at
birth
15-19 75.2 37.3 585 1.7 621 14.1 60.0 31.5 879 87.5 764
20-29 78.7 38.7 2,560 2.5 2,636 13.0 64.4 45.4 8,069 88.9 6,947
30-39 80.7 38.9 1,391 1.7 1,438 10.9 64.6 46.5 4,904 90.2 4,316
40-49 83.5 31.9 222 1.3 228 13.2 62.5 43.7 1,023 89.6 877
Residence
Urban 82.3 51.3 640 1.4 661 7.6 58.8 37.8 1,977 97.6 1,836
Rural 78.6 36.2 4,117 2.2 4,261 13.1 64.9 45.9 12,897 88.0 11,068
Region
Northern 79.5 39.6 558 2.2 574 11.3 64.1 37.2 1,715 95.6 1,581
Central 80.9 39.6 2,051 1.4 2,125 10.2 62.9 42.1 6,347 87.8 5,354
Southern 77.3 36.7 2,148 2.8 2,223 14.7 65.2 49.3 6,812 89.0 5,969
Mother’s education
No education 75.3 27.5 554 2.5 573 14.3 59.6 45.9 2,009 87.0 1,665
Primary 79.4 37.4 3,202 2.1 3,308 13.1 65.2 45.3 9,856 88.6 8,465
Secondary 79.9 44.8 906 2.1 943 9.3 63.2 43.0 2,745 92.8 2,515
More than
secondary 85.0 66.2 96 0.3 98 5.8 65.4 37.9 264 94.7 260
Wealth quintile
Lowest 75.5 27.4 1,212 1.7 1,255 13.7 62.3 44.0 3,651 85.7 2,878
Second 79.8 35.3 1,093 2.1 1,127 13.0 66.0 46.8 3,341 87.8 2,850
Middle 77.5 37.1 927 1.7 951 13.4 66.1 47.3 2,879 88.0 2,585
Fourth 81.7 44.9 792 3.4 816 11.5 63.7 44.3 2,604 91.4 2,350
Highest 83.2 54.9 733 2.0 774 9.4 62.3 41.1 2,398 95.3 2,241
Total 79.1 38.3 4,757 2.1 4,922 12.4 64.1 44.8 14,874 89.3 12,904
Number of
children
na = Not applicable,
1
Includes meat (and organ meat), fish, poultry, eggs, pumpkin, squash, carrots, red or orange sweet potatoes, dark green leafy vegetables such as amaranth,
pumpkin leaves, Chinese cabbage, greens, kale leaves, cassava leaves, bean leaves, cowpea leaves, or sweet potatoes leaves, mangoes, papayas, guava and
other locally grown fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamin A.
2
Includes meat (including organ meat), fish, poultry, and eggs.
3
Based on mother’s recall.
4
Based on both mother’s recall and the vaccination card (where available).
5
Deworming for intestinal parasites is common for helminths and schistosomiasis.
6
Excludes children in households in which salt was not tested.
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