Table 4 Summary of the changes in health and healthcare inequities
From: Equity in health and healthcare in Malawi: analysis of trends
| Â | Â | Relative gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Narrowing | Widening/status quo |
| Â | Â | Best outcome: | Improvement for the better off but not for the poor: |
Population average | Improving | • Body mass index | • Infant mortality rate • Under-five mortality rate • Stunting • Underweight • Total fertility rate • Antenatal care • Child delivery • Child deliveries at home |
| Â | Â | Worsening with an element of protection for the poor: | Worst outcome: |
|  | Worsening | • ORT use | • Prevalence of diarrhoea among under-five children • Prevalence of ARI among under-five children • Immunization coverage • ARI treatment in public facility |