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CHAPTER 12 MALARIA<br />

Table A-12.1 Household possession of mosquito nets: Districts<br />

Percentage of households with at least one mosquito net (treated or untreated), insecticide-treated net (ITN), and long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN);<br />

average number of nets, ITNs, and LLINs per household; and percentage of households with at least one net, ITN, and LLIN per two persons who<br />

stayed in the household last night, according to district, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

District<br />

Percentage of households with<br />

at least one mosquito net<br />

Any<br />

mosquito<br />

net<br />

Number<br />

of<br />

households<br />

Insecticidetreated<br />

mosquito<br />

net (ITN) 1<br />

Longlasting<br />

insectcidal<br />

net<br />

(LLIN)<br />

Average number of nets per<br />

household<br />

Any<br />

mosquito<br />

net<br />

Insecticidetreated<br />

mosquito<br />

net (ITN) 1<br />

Longlasting<br />

insectcidal<br />

net<br />

(LLIN)<br />

Percentage of households with<br />

at least one net for every two<br />

persons who stayed in the<br />

household last night<br />

Any<br />

mosquito<br />

net<br />

Insecticidetreated<br />

mosquito<br />

net (ITN) 1<br />

Longlasting<br />

insectcidal<br />

net<br />

(LLIN)<br />

Number of<br />

households<br />

with at<br />

least one<br />

person who<br />

stayed in<br />

the<br />

household<br />

last night<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 62.6 56.0 55.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 270 29.5 25.9 25.4 270<br />

Karonga 72.5 68.1 67.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 512 38.0 33.0 32.5 510<br />

Likoma 89.3 50.1 48.4 2.6 1.3 1.3 19 67.8 33.0 31.4 19<br />

Mzimba 59.9 53.5 53.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1,515 23.2 21.0 20.8 1,513<br />

Nkhata Bay 67.5 59.5 58.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 349 28.3 23.7 23.4 348<br />

Rumphi 67.4 59.7 58.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 295 30.2 24.0 23.3 295<br />

Total 64.2 57.6 57.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 2,960 27.9 24.2 23.8 2,955<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 62.0 58.4 58.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1,212 25.8 23.8 23.4 1,210<br />

Dowa 75.9 74.6 74.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1,179 34.8 34.2 34.2 1,178<br />

Kasungu 52.8 50.5 49.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1,045 18.3 17.4 17.3 1,045<br />

Lilongwe 61.6 49.7 48.9 1.2 0.9 0.8 3,998 30.1 21.5 20.8 3,982<br />

Mchinji 88.0 78.3 77.9 1.8 1.6 1.6 766 41.2 34.5 34.4 765<br />

Nkhotakota 87.9 84.5 84.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 523 53.8 49.6 49.2 522<br />

Ntcheu 58.3 56.1 55.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1,014 30.0 28.5 28.2 1,009<br />

Ntchisi 53.1 48.0 47.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 473 19.3 <strong>16</strong>.7 <strong>16</strong>.7 471<br />

Salima 56.6 48.9 48.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 742 20.6 <strong>16</strong>.4 15.8 740<br />

Total 64.4 57.6 57.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 10,952 29.8 25.1 24.6 10,923<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 61.8 58.7 58.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 671 22.6 20.5 20.4 670<br />

Blantyre 62.4 59.1 58.6 1.2 1.1 1.0 1,999 32.2 28.9 28.0 1,995<br />

Chikhwawa 52.2 47.2 46.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 853 19.1 15.9 15.5 852<br />

Chiradzulu 59.2 56.6 55.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 608 24.6 22.5 21.9 607<br />

Machinga 59.8 56.4 56.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 991 19.4 18.2 18.1 990<br />

Mangochi 51.8 48.1 48.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1,656 15.2 14.0 14.0 1,655<br />

Mulanje 60.8 53.3 52.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 1,243 21.3 17.1 17.0 1,241<br />

Mwanza 81.3 78.0 77.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 204 48.8 46.0 45.7 204<br />

Neno 78.0 70.8 70.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 261 37.6 31.7 31.1 260<br />

Nsanje 61.7 58.4 57.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 426 22.0 19.4 19.2 424<br />

Phalombe 87.6 71.5 70.3 1.8 1.4 1.4 700 44.1 34.2 33.3 699<br />

Thyolo 45.3 43.2 42.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 1,297 18.4 17.4 17.0 1,293<br />

Zomba 68.3 64.5 64.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1,542 27.2 25.0 24.8 1,542<br />

Total 60.7 56.1 55.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 12,449 24.7 21.9 21.5 12,432<br />

Total 62.7 56.9 56.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 26,361 27.2 23.5 23.1 26,310<br />

1<br />

An insecticide-treated net (ITN) is (1) a factory-treated net that does not require any further treatment (LLIN) or (2) a net that has been soaked with<br />

insecticide within the past 12 months<br />

Appendix A • 387

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