Malawi 2015-16

Table A-9.11 Timing of first postnatal check for the newborn: Districts
Percent distribution of most recent live births in the 2 years before the survey by time after birth of first postnatal check, and percentage of births
with a postnatal check during the first 2 days after birth, according to district, Malawi DHS 2015-16
District
Time after birth of newborn’s first postnatal check 1
Less than
1 hour 1-3 hours
4-23
hours 1-2 days 3-6 days
Don’t
know/
missing
No
postnatal
check 1
Total
Percentage
of births
with a
postnatal
check in
the first 2
days after
birth 2
Number of
births
Northern
Chitipa 37.3 26.5 2.2 11.7 1.5 4.3 16.5 100.0 77.7 68
Karonga 32.6 21.2 9.5 16.7 1.1 1.4 17.7 100.0 79.9 126
Likoma 17.8 14.5 20.5 4.5 0.5 2.0 40.2 100.0 57.3 4
Mzimba 33.3 18.7 7.4 13.5 1.3 3.6 22.2 100.0 72.9 392
Nkhata Bay 27.3 20.9 9.2 20.7 1.6 2.9 17.3 100.0 78.1 90
Rumphi 22.0 22.6 9.3 16.4 4.2 3.7 21.8 100.0 70.4 87
Total 31.5 20.5 7.8 15.0 1.6 3.2 20.4 100.0 74.7 767
Central
Dedza 27.8 16.2 7.2 12.6 1.5 1.4 33.3 100.0 63.8 287
Dowa 14.4 25.0 8.1 12.0 1.7 1.9 36.8 100.0 59.5 271
Kasungu 11.3 12.8 5.1 11.3 3.3 1.3 54.9 100.0 40.4 285
Lilongwe 33.0 18.4 7.9 11.0 1.0 3.0 25.8 100.0 70.2 968
Mchinji 32.1 11.9 6.1 11.5 4.1 1.3 33.0 100.0 61.6 211
Nkhotakota 15.2 17.7 8.7 10.1 1.1 1.8 45.4 100.0 51.7 171
Ntcheu 18.2 18.8 7.3 22.3 6.0 0.1 27.4 100.0 66.5 277
Ntchisi 1.8 14.5 9.5 15.4 1.3 4.2 53.3 100.0 41.2 132
Salima 12.9 28.2 9.9 12.6 1.6 1.9 33.0 100.0 63.5 223
Total 22.8 18.3 7.6 12.7 2.1 2.0 34.3 100.0 61.5 2,826
Southern
Balaka 12.4 20.5 7.9 20.1 2.3 2.3 34.5 100.0 60.9 173
Blantyre 8.3 24.8 3.8 13.2 0.6 5.5 43.7 100.0 50.1 475
Chikhwawa 13.1 23.6 11.3 8.5 0.0 7.8 35.7 100.0 56.5 210
Chiradzulu 25.3 16.7 7.8 9.5 1.0 1.0 38.7 100.0 59.2 135
Machinga 23.6 23.8 5.3 2.6 1.7 0.6 42.4 100.0 55.3 327
Mangochi 6.2 12.6 2.0 10.2 1.2 3.2 64.7 100.0 31.0 494
Mulanje 13.9 21.7 6.9 5.6 2.8 1.0 48.2 100.0 48.0 284
Mwanza 27.1 13.7 4.4 16.0 2.1 1.8 35.1 100.0 61.1 49
Neno 10.5 26.7 9.7 7.6 1.9 2.1 41.5 100.0 54.5 70
Nsanje 29.9 14.2 7.0 10.1 2.4 0.9 35.6 100.0 61.1 117
Phalombe 22.7 43.2 6.3 3.0 1.2 0.7 22.9 100.0 75.1 186
Thyolo 4.5 28.3 11.8 15.1 0.5 4.0 35.8 100.0 59.7 236
Zomba 27.2 15.6 7.6 21.8 1.1 0.0 26.6 100.0 72.3 344
Total 15.2 21.6 6.3 11.1 1.3 2.7 41.8 100.0 54.2 3,099
Total 20.3 20.1 7.0 12.2 1.7 2.5 36.2 100.0 59.7 6,693
1
Includes newborns who received a check from a doctor, clinical officer, medical assistant, nurse, midwife, patient attendant, health surveillance
attendant (HSA), and traditional birth attendant
2
Includes newborns who received a check after the first week of life
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