Table 4 Change in national and subnational prevalence of ORS use for Demographic Health Survey Cycles: Malawi 2010 vs. 2015/16
Malawi | 2010, N = 869 | 2015/16, N = 1153 | Change | ap-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P1% (CI) | P2% (CI) | P1 - P2 | ||
Overall | 72.3 (68.4–75.9) | 64.6 (60.9–68.1) | −7.7 | 0.004 |
Province | ||||
Northern region | 78.4 (67.386.5) | 61.9 (51.5–71.3) | −16.5 | 0.023 |
Central region | 73.4 (67.5–78.5) | 63.2 (57.1–68.9) | −10.2 | 0.015 |
Southern region | 69.9 (63.6–75.4) | 66.7 (62.0–71.0) | −3.2 | 0.402 |
Location | ||||
Rural | 72.3 (68.4–75.9) | 65.6 (61.8–69.1) | −6.7 | 0.013 |
Urban | 72.0 (55.0–84.4) | 58.9 (48.9–69.9) | −13.1 | 0.015 |
Mother’s age | ||||
< 25 years | 68.2 (62.1–73.7) | 61.2 (55.9–66.3) | −7.0 | 0.004 |
≥ 25 years | 75.2 (70.2–79.6) | 67.4 (62.0–72.3) | −7.8 | 0.003 |
Education | ||||
< high school | 71.2 (67.1–75.1) | 64.2(60.0–68.1) | −7.0 | 0.005 |
≥ high school | 78.1 (67.9–85.8) | 66.1(57.1–74.0) | −12.0 | 0.012 |
HIV status | ||||
HIV positive | 80.5 (68.6–88.6) | 60.2 (47.3–71.8) | −20.3 | 0.019 |
Wealth Index (Quintile) | ||||
Lowest (1) | 68.9(61.5–75.5) | 59.4(51.5–66.9) | −9.5 | 0.078 |
Second (2) | 75.5(67.2–82.3) | 64.2(56.7–71.0) | −11.3 | 0.040 |
Middle (3) | 69.0(60.5–76.5) | 65.9(57.6–73.3) | −3.1 | 0.579 |
Fourth (4) | 74.4(66.4–81.1) | 69.9(61.8–76.9) | −4.5 | 0.403 |
Highest (5) | 74.9(62.5–84.2) | 66.6(54.0–77.2) | −8.3 | 0.320 |