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Table A-10.5 Prevalence of ARI: Districts<br />

Among children under age 5, percentage who had symptoms<br />

of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the 2 weeks before the<br />

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

District<br />

Among children under age 5:<br />

Percentage with<br />

symptoms of<br />

ARI 1<br />

Number of<br />

children<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 5.8 170<br />

Karonga 2.8 325<br />

Likoma 4.9 11<br />

Mzimba 6.9 969<br />

Nkhata Bay 3.9 228<br />

Rumphi 7.1 198<br />

Total 5.8 1,900<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 4.5 698<br />

Dowa 7.3 666<br />

Kasungu 3.4 731<br />

Lilongwe 6.6 2,430<br />

Mchinji 5.2 550<br />

Nkhotakota 6.2 382<br />

Ntcheu 5.7 647<br />

Ntchisi 8.0 341<br />

Salima 6.0 557<br />

Total 5.9 7,003<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 4.1 412<br />

Blantyre 3.2 1,123<br />

Chikhwawa 5.9 513<br />

Chiradzulu 7.8 317<br />

Machinga 5.2 757<br />

Mangochi 4.0 1,235<br />

Mulanje 7.5 671<br />

Mwanza 1.5 112<br />

Neno 3.7 181<br />

Nsanje 2.9 291<br />

Phalombe 7.3 482<br />

Thyolo 8.5 625<br />

Zomba 2.0 926<br />

Total 4.8 7,645<br />

Total 5.4 <strong>16</strong>,548<br />

1<br />

Symptoms of ARI include short, rapid breathing which was<br />

chest-related and/or difficult breathing which was chestrelated<br />

2<br />

Excludes advice or treatment from a traditional practitioner<br />

3<br />

Includes grass, shrubs, and crop residues<br />

Appendix A • 369

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