Malawi 2015-16

Table A-9.10 Type of provider of first postnatal check for the mother: Districts
Among women age 15-49 giving birth in the 2 years before the survey, percent distribution by type of provider for the mother’s first postnatal health check
during the 2 days after the last live birth,, according to district, Malawi DHS 2015-16
District
Doctor/ clinical
officer/ medical
assistant
Type of health provider of mother’s first postnatal check
Nurse/ midwife
Patient
attendant
HAS
Traditional birth
attendant
No postnatal
check in the
first 2 days
after birth
Total
Number of
women
Northern
Chitipa 11.6 27.2 0.7 0.6 0.0 59.9 100.0 68
Karonga 12.7 44.1 0.5 0.5 0.0 42.2 100.0 126
Likoma 5.7 31.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 63.3 100.0 4
Mzimba 13.9 43.2 0.7 0.6 0.0 41.7 100.0 392
Nkhata Bay 9.8 41.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 46.6 100.0 90
Rumphi 15.7 39.4 0.9 0.8 0.0 43.1 100.0 87
Total 13.1 41.2 0.8 0.6 0.0 44.2 100.0 767
Central
Dedza 14.8 26.1 2.2 0.0 0.4 56.4 100.0 287
Dowa 11.4 30.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 57.6 100.0 271
Kasungu 7.1 17.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.8 100.0 285
Lilongwe 15.7 34.6 1.1 0.0 0.4 48.2 100.0 968
Mchinji 9.9 22.9 0.3 1.2 0.0 65.6 100.0 211
Nkhotakota 7.2 31.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 60.8 100.0 171
Ntcheu 5.6 33.3 0.9 0.8 0.0 59.5 100.0 277
Ntchisi 4.9 24.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 69.4 100.0 132
Salima 9.7 41.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.8 100.0 223
Total 11.4 30.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 56.9 100.0 2,826
Southern
Balaka 7.9 31.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 59.7 100.0 173
Blantyre 7.9 29.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 63.0 100.0 475
Chikhwawa 13.2 23.2 1.4 0.0 0.4 61.9 100.0 210
Chiradzulu 12.5 24.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 63.3 100.0 135
Machinga 9.3 31.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 57.8 100.0 327
Mangochi 1.2 15.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 83.2 100.0 494
Mulanje 10.9 22.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 66.3 100.0 284
Mwanza 7.3 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 76.7 100.0 49
Neno 10.2 26.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 63.3 100.0 70
Nsanje 18.1 30.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.6 100.0 117
Phalombe 10.7 55.1 0.4 0.4 1.4 32.0 100.0 186
Thyolo 5.0 36.2 0.7 0.6 0.0 57.4 100.0 236
Zomba 8.8 41.4 1.2 0.4 0.0 48.2 100.0 344
Total 8.3 29.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 61.6 100.0 3,099
Total 10.2 31.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 57.6 100.0 6,693
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