Malawi 2015-16

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DBS Tested 1
Interviewed
Refused to provide
blood
Not interviewed
Interviewed
Testing status
Absent at the time of
blood collection
Not interviewed
Interviewed
Other/ missing
Not interviewed
Interviewed
Not interviewed
Total Number
District
Southern
Balaka 90.8 0.4 3.9 0.4 2.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 100.0 228
Blantyre 83.9 0.3 6.0 1.0 3.7 4.7 0.0 0.3 100.0 298
Chikhwawa 91.8 0.0 4.1 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 100.0 268
Chiradzulu 85.2 0.0 6.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 2.4 100.0 209
Machinga 88.4 0.5 3.3 0.0 1.4 5.6 0.5 0.5 100.0 215
Mangochi 75.7 0.0 13.4 2.6 2.6 3.7 0.7 1.1 100.0 268
Mulanje 86.6 0.0 5.2 0.0 2.6 3.4 1.5 0.7 100.0 268
Mwanza 78.7 0.9 16.0 2.2 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.9 100.0 225
Neno 83.4 1.3 2.6 2.2 3.9 4.8 0.4 1.3 100.0 229
Nsanje 91.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.5 100.0 212
Phalombe 85.4 1.2 6.7 2.4 0.4 4.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 253
Thyolo 90.6 0.0 5.7 1.2 0.0 1.6 0.4 0.4 100.0 245
Zomba 87.1 1.2 4.2 0.0 4.8 2.1 0.3 0.3 100.0 333
Total 86.0 0.5 6.2 1.1 2.3 2.9 0.4 0.7 100.0 3,251
Total 86.8 0.3 5.6 0.9 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.8 100.0 7,542
TOTAL (WOMEN AND MEN)
Northern
Chitipa 85.6 0.2 5.7 0.5 2.7 3.9 0.5 0.9 100.0 439
Karonga 86.4 0.2 5.4 0.6 3.6 2.7 0.2 1.0 100.0 522
Likoma 92.2 0.4 3.4 0.4 0.6 1.9 0.4 0.6 100.0 475
Mzimba 86.2 0.0 6.3 0.5 1.6 5.1 0.0 0.3 100.0 748
Nkhata Bay 77.9 0.0 13.5 1.6 2.1 2.5 0.4 2.1 100.0 565
Rumphi 88.0 0.2 3.2 0.2 2.8 4.7 0.0 0.8 100.0 527
Total 85.9 0.2 6.4 0.6 2.2 3.6 0.2 0.9 100.0 3,276
Central
Dedza 87.0 0.6 4.4 0.9 1.3 3.8 1.1 0.8 100.0 632
Dowa 95.0 0.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.9 100.0 660
Kasungu 95.3 0.2 2.4 0.5 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 637
Lilongwe 93.4 0.0 4.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 100.0 757
Mchinji 94.4 0.8 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 100.0 665
Nkhotakota 91.3 0.4 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.2 1.1 100.0 565
Ntcheu 91.5 0.9 2.6 0.3 1.2 3.0 0.3 0.2 100.0 576
Ntchisi 93.5 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 4.0 0.4 0.8 100.0 504
Salima 94.5 0.2 1.8 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 100.0 546
Total 92.9 0.4 2.8 0.5 0.6 2.0 0.2 0.6 100.0 5,542
Southern
Balaka 94.4 0.4 3.1 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 100.0 553
Blantyre 86.8 0.7 6.3 0.9 2.2 2.5 0.0 0.6 100.0 680
Chikhwawa 93.6 0.9 2.7 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.7 100.0 546
Chiradzulu 90.0 0.0 5.2 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.0 1.7 100.0 458
Machinga 92.6 1.0 2.5 0.2 0.6 2.5 0.2 0.4 100.0 515
Mangochi 85.2 0.6 7.9 2.2 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.5 100.0 636
Mulanje 91.5 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.2 1.9 1.0 0.9 100.0 577
Mwanza 84.7 0.6 11.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.1 100.0 463
Neno 88.6 1.0 2.4 1.0 2.9 2.6 0.4 1.2 100.0 509
Nsanje 91.7 0.2 2.7 0.0 2.5 2.3 0.0 0.7 100.0 444
Phalombe 88.6 1.8 5.6 1.4 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.2 100.0 570
Thyolo 94.0 0.2 3.3 0.9 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.3 100.0 582
Zomba 90.3 0.9 3.5 0.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 100.0 688
Total 90.1 0.7 4.7 0.8 1.4 1.6 0.3 0.6 100.0 7,221
Total 90.2 0.5 4.4 0.7 1.3 2.1 0.2 0.7 100.0 16,039
1
Includes all Dried Blood Spot (DBS) specimens tested at the lab and for which there is a final result, which is either positive, negative, or
indeterminate. Indeterminate means that the sample went through the entire algorithm, and the final result was inconclusive.
2
Includes: (1) other results of blood collection such as technical problem in the field, (2) lost specimens, (3) non corresponding bar codes, and (4)
the lab results such as blood not tested for technical reason or not enough blood to complete the algorithm.
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