Table 1

Total birth events within health facilities over the study period 2011–2013 by district

DistrictsNumber of health facilities*I/C†Total births (n)
201120122013
Chitipa9I718683088173
Karonga15I701860888240
Kasungu21I14 19014 48017 761
Mzimba40I28 09529 19828 800
Ntcheu22I18 73217 29018 245
Rumphi15I831677328191
Nkhotakota17I9940996610 031
Lilongwe54I53 81055 92255 984
Dedza27C21 62722 68523 501
Dowa20C20 41712 64712 986
Mchinji13C19 37320 48617 512
Nkhata bay17C619358936223
Ntchisi10C585559866920
Salima14CMD11 14812 295
Intervention (I)147 287148 984155 425
Control (C)73 46578 84579 437
  • *This is the number of health facilities that are included in the data for each of the districts.

  • †C, control districts; I, intervention districts.

  • MD, missing data.