Malawi 2015-16

Table 16.16 Reproductive health care by women’s empowerment
Percentage of women age 15-49 with a live birth in the 5 years before the survey who received antenatal care,
delivery assistance, and postnatal care from health personnel for the most recent birth, according to indicators of
women’s empowerment, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Empowerment indicator
Percentage
receiving antenatal
care from a skilled
provider 1
Percentage
receiving delivery
care from a skilled
provider 1
Percentage of
women with a
postnatal checkup
in the first two days
after birth 2
Number of
women with a
live birth in the
past 5 years
Number of decisions in which
women participate 3
0 94.7 90.4 39.9 1,763
1-2 94.3 89.1 42.5 4,328
3 95.7 91.5 45.1 5,089
Number of reasons for which
wife-beating is justified 4
0 94.8 90.7 43.0 11,290
1-2 94.8 88.9 40.0 1,404
3-4 93.4 89.7 42.4 568
5 97.2 85.7 40.0 254
Total 94.8 90.4 42.6 13,515
1
“Skilled provider” includes doctor, clinical officer, medical assistant, nurse, or midwife.
2
Includes women who received a postnatal checkup from a doctor, clinical officer, medical assistant, nurse,
midwife, patient attendant, health surveillance assistant (HSA), or traditional birth attendant (TBA) in the first 2
days after the birth. Includes women who gave birth in a health facility and those who did not give birth in a health
facility.
3
Restricted to currently married women. See Table 16.9.1 for the list of decisions.
4
See Table 16.10.1 for the list of reasons.
Table 16.17 Early childhood mortality rates by indicators of
women’s empowerment
Infant, child, and under-5 mortality rates for the 10‐year period before the
survey, according to indicators of women’s empowerment, Malawi DHS
2015-16
Empowerment indicator
Infant
mortality
(1q0)
Child
mortality
(4q1)
Under-5
mortality
(5q0)
Number of decisions in which
women participate 1
0 44 26 69
1-2 48 29 75
3 43 26 68
Number of reasons for which
wife beating is justified 2
0 46 29 74
1-2 41 31 71
3-4 61 25 84
5 43 48 89
1
Restricted to currently married women. See Table 16.9.1 for the list of
decisions.
2
See Table 16.10.1 for the list of reasons.
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