Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of participants
Variables | Sub-group | Sex | Total (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||||
Hospital | Kamuzu Central | 198 (19.5) | 153 (15.1) | 351 (34.6) | 0.137 |
Zomba Central | 27 (2.7) | 19 (1.9) | 46 (4.5) | ||
Queen Elizabeth Central | 232 (22.9) | 235 (23.2) | 467 (46.1) | ||
Mzuzu Central | 72 (7.1) | 78 (7.7) | 150 (14.8) | ||
Year | 2010 | 40 (3.9) | 43 (4.2) | 83 (8.2) | 0.426 |
2011 | 50 (4.9) | 42 (4.1) | 92 (9.1) | ||
2012 | 47 (4.6) | 45 (4.4) | 92 (9.1) | ||
2013 | 54 (5.3) | 52 (5.1) | 106 (10.5) | ||
2014 | 47 (4.6) | 56 (5.5) | 103 (10.2) | ||
2015 | 43 (4.2) | 41 (4.0) | 84 (8.3) | ||
2016 | 55 (5.4) | 50 (4.9) | 105 (10.4) | ||
2017 | 54 (5.3) | 48 (4.7) | 102 (10.1) | ||
2018 | 55 (5.4) | 58 (5.7) | 113 (11.1) | ||
2019 | 84 (8.3) | 50 (4.9) | 134 (13.2) | ||
Age group | 0–3 months | 12 (1.2) | 9 (0.9) | 21 (2.1) | 0.249 |
4–11 months | 59 (5.8) | 36 (3.6) | 95 (9.4) | ||
1–2 years | 139 (13.7) | 123 (12.1) | 262 (25.8) | ||
3–5 years | 162 (16.0) | 168 (16.6) | 330 (32.5) | ||
6–12 years | 157 (15.5) | 149 (14.7) | 306 (30.2) | ||
Total | 529 (52.2) | 485 (47.8) | 1014 (100.0) | ||