Table 2.
Maternal and child health intervention coverage, Malawi, 2000 and 2010
| Indicators | 2000 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | WN | % | 95% CI | WN | Relative change (%) | |
| ANC visits 4+ (% women, most recent live birth, 0–2 years) | 56.0 | 54.0–57.8 | 8,057 | 45.5 | 44.2–46.7 | 13,664 | −18.8 |
| Tetanus toxoid 2+ (% women, most recent live births, 0–2 years) | 61.0 | 59.6–62.5 | 8,057 | 68.9 | 67.8–70.0 | 13,664 | 13.0 |
| Delivery at a health facility (% women, live births 0–4 years) | 55.3 | 52.7–57.9 | 12,201 | 73.2 | 71.3–74.9 | 19,697 | 32.4 |
| All vaccinations (BCG, measles, DPT3, polio3) (% children 12–23 months) | 70.1 | 67.2–72.8 | 2,238 | 80.9 | 78.9–82.8 | 3,774 | 15.4 |
| Children 0–4 years had ARI symptoms in previous 2 weeks* (%) | 26.7 | 25.3–28.1 | 10,559 | 15.4 | 14.5–16.3 | 18,013 | −42.3 |
| Children 0–4 years with ARI sought treatment (%) | 26.7 | 24.4–29.1 | 2,816 | 65.4 | 62.9–67.9 | 2,774 | 144.9 |
| Children 0–4 years with diarrhea sought treatment (%) | 28.3 | 25.7–31.2 | 1,859 | 62.4 | 60.0–64.7 | 3,158 | 120.5 |
| Children 0–4 years with diarrhea used ORS (%) | 47.9 | 45.0–50.7 | 1,859 | 69.0 | 66.7–71.2 | 3,158 | 44.1 |
| Early initiation of breastfeeding (within 1 hour of birth) (%) | 72.1 | 70.7–73.5 | 11,991 | 67.0 | 66.3–67.7 | 19,271 | −7.1 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding in children < 6 months of age (%) | 44.2 | 40.7–47.7 | 1,260 | 71.4 | 68.0–74.6 | 1,656 | 61.5 |
| Vitamin A supplementation within past 6 months (% children 6–59 months) | 70.6 | 69.0–72.1 | 9,285 | 85.5 | 84.6–86.4 | 16,315 | 21.1 |
| Under-fives stunted (%)† | 54.3 | 52.6–55.9 | 9,343 | 47.1 | 45.2–49.0 | 4,849 | −13.3 |
| Under-fives underweight (%)† | 20.5 | 19.2–21.7 | 9,343 | 12.8 | 11.6–14.2 | 4,849 | −37.6 |
| Under-fives wasted (%)† | 6.3 | 5.7–7.0 | 9,975 | 4.0 | 3.3–4.8 | 4,849 | −36.5 |
ANC = antenatal care; ARI = acute respiratory infection; BCG = Bacillus Calmette–Guérin; CI = confidence interval; DHS = Demographic and Health Survey; DPT3 = diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis; ORS = oral rehydration solution; WHO = World Health Organization; WN = weighted number of units (denominator).
*
Definition of ARI is based on data available in the 2000 survey: child had illness with cough in past 2 weeks and he/she breathed faster than usual with short, fast breaths.
†
Definitions and methods per WHO reference population. Data are from the 2000 and 2010 DHS surveys. Sample sizes vary based on the population of interest corresponding to each indicator.