Table 1. Household characteristics in eight districts, Malawi, 2009 (N = 7,407).
| Blantyre (N = 795) | Chiradzulu (N = 945) | Karonga (N = 929) | Lilongwe (N = 922) | Mwanza (N = 1,125) | Nkhotakhota (N = 884) | Phalombe (N = 904) | Rumphi (N = 903) | Total (N = 7,407) | |
| % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | |
| District population a | 999,491 | 290,946 | 272,789 | 1,897,167 | 94,476 | 301,868 | 313,227 | 169,112 | 4,339,076 |
| Mean household size | 4.0 (3.8–4.2) | 3.6 (3.5–3.8) | 4.2 (4.0–4.5) | 4.0 (3.8–4.3) | 4.2 (4.0–4.4) | 4.4 (4.1–4.7) | 3.7 (3.5–3.8) | 4.1 (3.9–4.3) | 4.0 (3.9–4.1) |
| Mean number of sleeping space per household | 1.9 (1.7–2.0) | 3.4 (2.8–4.0) | 2.1 (2.0–2.3) | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 2.1 (2.0–2.2) | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | 2.0 (1.8–2.1) | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) |
| Households eligible for health facility-based insecticide treated bednet distribution | |||||||||
| Households with at least one child <5 years old | 70% (66–74) | 72% (66–77) | 60% (56–63) | 68% (61–74) | 69% (65–72) | 70% (67–74) | 75% (68–81) | 88% (82–93) | 70% (67–72) |
| Households with at least one pregnant woman | 9% (7–11) | 6% (5–7) | 5% (4–7) | 10% (8–12) | 8% (6–10) | 9% (7–11) | 9% (7–11) | 13% (10–16) | 9% (8–10) |
| Households with at least one child <5 years old or pregnant woman | 74% (70–77) | 73% (68–79) | 62% (58–65) | 71% (64–77) | 71% (68–74) | 72% (69–76) | 78% (72–84) | 89% (84–94) | 72% (70–75) |
a
Data from 2008 Malawi census.
b
95% confidence interval.