Malawi 2015-16

Table A-11.9 Micronutrient intake among children: Districts
Among youngest children age 6-23 months who are living with their mother, percentages who consumed vitamin A-rich and iron-rich foods in the 24 hours before
the survey; among all children age 6-23 months, percentage given multiple micronutrient powder in the 7 days before the survey; among all children age 6-59
months, percentages who were given vitamin A supplements in the 6 months before the survey, who were given iron supplements in the 7 days before the survey,
and who were given deworming medication in the 6 months before the survey; and among all children age 6-59 months who live in households in which salt was
tested for iodine, percentage who live in households with iodised salt, according to district, Malawi DHS 2015-16
District
Among youngest children age 6-23
months living with the mother:
Percentage
who
consumed
foods rich
in vitamin A
in last 24
hours 1
Percentage
who
consumed
foods rich
in iron in
last 24
hours 2
Number of
children
Among all children age
6-23 months: Among all children age 6-59 months:
Percentage
given
multiple
micronutrie
nt powder
in past 7
days
Number of
children
Percentage
given iron
supplement
s in past 7
days 3
Percentage
given
vitamin A
supplement
s in past 6
months 4
Percentage
given
deworming
medication
in past 6
months 3,5
Number of
children
Among children age 6-
59 months living in
households in which
salt was tested:
Percentage
living in
households
with iodized
salt 6
Number of
children
Northern
Chitipa 76.8 35.9 50 1.1 51 18.1 76.6 38.6 154 95.7 146
Karonga 78.8 46.8 95 3.8 97 8.7 66.2 23.6 297 93.7 278
Likoma 93.6 83.1 3 1.7 3 12.9 88.2 63.5 9 98.8 9
Mzimba 77.6 31.2 280 2.3 289 11.6 61.8 43.1 871 98.2 805
Nkhata Bay 84.0 59.8 67 0.4 68 12.5 67.6 36.3 208 90.7 187
Rumphi 85.5 45.6 63 1.6 66 7.2 55.8 29.1 177 91.3 156
Total 79.5 39.6 558 2.2 574 11.3 64.1 37.2 1,715 95.6 1,581
Central
Dedza 74.1 38.3 196 2.8 207 8.9 58.1 36.4 622 84.4 479
Dowa 78.9 35.0 212 1.5 216 21.4 66.4 50.2 614 81.4 553
Kasungu 74.9 30.8 211 0.5 225 5.6 51.4 35.5 668 89.8 582
Lilongwe 82.9 44.2 692 0.9 711 8.6 66.6 40.9 2,204 92.9 1,835
Mchinji 90.6 30.6 148 3.0 153 7.7 60.7 35.8 499 88.4 417
Nkhotakota 82.6 56.4 115 0.6 124 13.1 73.3 51.0 337 78.6 295
Ntcheu 77.8 38.8 211 1.0 215 14.2 62.9 49.5 585 83.4 529
Ntchisi 80.7 27.8 101 4.5 103 12.0 63.5 44.1 313 94.2 280
Salima 84.6 43.6 165 0.4 172 6.6 58.9 44.0 504 81.6 384
Total 80.9 39.6 2,051 1.4 2,125 10.2 62.9 42.1 6,347 87.8 5,354
Southern
Balaka 77.7 28.1 126 1.3 130 10.5 58.7 48.3 374 95.9 340
Blantyre 80.9 38.5 323 1.2 331 13.1 58.2 44.1 985 94.1 880
Chikhwawa 80.5 43.9 141 3.1 151 24.9 71.5 53.5 457 77.9 413
Chiradzulu 70.1 30.2 92 2.8 98 7.5 61.2 47.9 280 95.7 251
Machinga 77.6 31.3 219 2.3 229 15.0 65.7 50.7 660 95.7 527
Mangochi 69.0 41.6 359 2.5 373 8.4 62.1 47.0 1,120 98.2 1,006
Mulanje 80.5 36.9 194 8.1 203 15.3 67.8 41.0 586 86.2 522
Mwanza 82.1 30.5 36 0.7 38 13.7 44.6 28.8 102 81.1 99
Neno 82.1 31.5 47 1.0 48 18.4 67.0 54.6 160 31.4 146
Nsanje 82.7 41.3 76 3.2 78 15.6 70.4 62.6 254 76.0 224
Phalombe 81.4 43.8 137 2.4 138 18.9 69.9 56.4 444 86.8 384
Thyolo 72.9 28.2 159 2.5 163 21.8 75.5 56.0 560 89.2 491
Zomba 80.1 36.3 237 3.5 243 15.1 67.8 51.1 830 85.9 687
Total 77.3 36.7 2,148 2.8 2,223 14.7 65.2 49.3 6,812 89.0 5,969
Total 79.1 38.3 4,757 2.1 4,922 12.4 64.1 44.8 14,874 89.3 12,904
na = Not applicable,
1
Includes meat (and organ meat), fish, poultry, eggs, pumpkin, squash, carrots, red or orange sweet potatoes, dark green leafy vegetables such as amaranth,
pumpkin leaves, Chinese cabbage, greens, kale leaves, cassava leaves, bean leaves, cowpea leaves, or sweet potatoes leaves, mangoes, papayas, guava and
other locally grown fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamin A.
2
Includes meat (including organ meat), fish, poultry, and eggs.
3
Based on mother’s recall.
4
Based on both mother’s recall and the vaccination card (where available).
5
Deworming for intestinal parasites is common for helminths and schistosomiasis.
6
Excludes children in households in which salt was not tested.
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