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Table A-9.15 Prevalence of obstetric fistula: Districts<br />

Percentage of women 15-49 who have heard of obstetric fistula, percentage who have experienced<br />

obstetric fistula and percentage who know any women who have experienced obstetric fistula, according<br />

to district, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

District<br />

Percentage of<br />

women who have<br />

heard of obstetric<br />

fistula<br />

Percentage who<br />

have experienced<br />

obstetric fistula<br />

Percentage who<br />

know any women<br />

who have<br />

experienced<br />

obstetric fistula<br />

Number of women<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 30.5 0.7 <strong>16</strong>.5 236<br />

Karonga 36.1 1.1 10.2 470<br />

Likoma 42.5 0.2 5.6 20<br />

Mzimba 35.9 0.5 10.8 1,490<br />

Nkhata Bay 54.9 0.5 24.3 328<br />

Rumphi 51.9 1.2 21.3 295<br />

Total 39.4 0.7 13.8 2,838<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 32.5 0.7 10.2 1,090<br />

Dowa 41.9 0.5 12.2 1,084<br />

Kasungu 47.7 0.7 13.4 995<br />

Lilongwe 51.9 0.2 14.3 4,072<br />

Mchinji 46.5 0.8 17.8 709<br />

Nkhotakota 30.8 0.7 6.3 541<br />

Ntcheu 32.7 0.4 5.8 936<br />

Ntchisi 39.6 0.2 8.5 434<br />

Salima 34.2 0.6 8.7 667<br />

Total 43.7 0.4 12.0 10,529<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 42.2 0.5 7.4 602<br />

Blantyre 50.7 0.5 8.4 2,067<br />

Chikhwawa 22.0 0.5 9.2 682<br />

Chiradzulu 42.9 0.7 9.1 518<br />

Machinga 44.2 1.9 13.8 808<br />

Mangochi 31.4 0.2 3.2 1,561<br />

Mulanje 48.4 1.4 14.5 1,052<br />

Mwanza 37.2 0.3 8.7 171<br />

Neno 37.0 0.5 9.9 246<br />

Nsanje 33.0 1.3 9.6 348<br />

Phalombe 37.4 0.4 10.5 659<br />

Thyolo 45.4 0.6 12.3 1,123<br />

Zomba 48.4 0.5 9.2 1,357<br />

Total 42.1 0.7 9.4 11,194<br />

Total 42.5 0.6 11.0 24,562<br />

364 • Appendix A

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