Malawi 2015-16

Table A-17.17 Help seeking to stop violence: Districts
Percent distribution of women age 15-49 who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence by their
help-seeking behavior, according to district, Malawi DHS 2015-16
District
Sought help to
stop violence
Never sought
help but told
someone
Never sought
help, never
told anyone
Total
Number of
women who
have ever
experienced
any physical
or sexual
violence
Northern
Chitipa 25.0 20.4 54.6 100.0 26
Karonga 28.9 14.4 56.7 100.0 67
Likoma 45.5 10.9 43.6 100.0 2
Mzimba 36.2 2.3 61.5 100.0 172
Nkhata Bay 38.7 5.9 55.4 100.0 47
Rumphi 41.9 15.9 42.2 100.0 33
Total 34.9 7.8 57.3 100.0 347
Central
Dedza 35.5 5.2 59.3 100.0 100
Dowa 35.9 8.7 55.4 100.0 109
Kasungu 40.7 17.4 41.9 100.0 110
Lilongwe 47.9 5.9 46.1 100.0 492
Mchinji 54.5 4.6 40.9 100.0 99
Nkhotakota 51.2 7.5 41.3 100.0 40
Ntcheu 29.0 10.9 60.1 100.0 78
Ntchisi 32.4 5.3 62.3 100.0 48
Salima 35.8 8.8 55.3 100.0 70
Total 43.0 7.7 49.3 100.0 1,145
Southern
Balaka 35.3 13.3 51.4 100.0 45
Blantyre 27.3 21.7 50.9 100.0 211
Chikhwawa 56.4 9.3 34.3 100.0 61
Chiradzulu 46.0 11.6 42.4 100.0 48
Machinga 34.4 16.9 48.7 100.0 75
Mangochi 30.1 8.0 61.9 100.0 119
Mulanje 45.9 12.9 41.2 100.0 145
Mwanza 42.2 10.1 47.7 100.0 11
Neno 32.5 18.5 49.0 100.0 24
Nsanje 28.9 8.7 62.5 100.0 42
Phalombe 38.2 14.2 47.6 100.0 72
Thyolo 44.5 17.4 38.1 100.0 115
Zomba 49.9 11.0 39.1 100.0 178
Total 39.3 14.2 46.5 100.0 1,145
Total 40.3 10.5 49.1 100.0 2,636
Note: Women can report more than one source from which they sought help
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