Table 2 Prevalence of low and high birth weight by district and bivariate Pearson Chi-squared test
From: Spatial quantile regression with application to high and low child birth weight in Malawi
District | Birth weight less than 2.5 kg | Birth weight more than 4.5 kg | Pearson Chi-square |
|---|---|---|---|
Northern Region | 11.6 | 4.0 | 6.78 (0.148) |
Chitipa | 9.6 | 3.3 | |
Karonga | 8.9 | 10.4 | |
Nkhata-bay | 9.6 | 1.2 | |
Rumphi | 9.5 | 2.8 | |
Mzimba | 13.6 | 3.7 | |
Central Region | 13.5 | 5.7 | 19.90 (0.011) |
Kasungu | 11.9 | 6.5 | |
Nkhota-kota | 11.3 | 5.3 | |
Ntchisi | 12.3 | 6.0 | |
Dowa | 13.1 | 4.8 | |
Salima | 11.0 | 4.5 | |
Lilongwe | 17.2 | 4.9 | |
Mchinji | 14.8 | 3.0 | |
Dedza | 13.0 | 8.6 | |
Ntcheu | 9.2 | 7.4 | |
Southern Region | 11.3 | 5.7 | 26.97 (0.008) |
Mangochi | 9.4 | 6.8 | |
Machinga | 9.5 | 6.4 | |
Zomba | 10.1 | 6.6 | |
Chiradzulu | 12.2 | 8.2 | |
Blantyre | 12.6 | 5.9 | |
Mwanza | 9.3 | 4.0 | |
Thyolo | 16.7 | 4.5 | |
Mulanje | 11.1 | 3.7 | |
Phalombe | 9.9 | 9.5 | |
Chikhwawa | 10.5 | 4.3 | |
Nsanje | 7.5 | 5.3 | |
Balaka | 11.0 | 3.8 | |
Neno | 16.9 | 4.2 |