Table 1

Average annual facility-level outcomes, by district (2013–2015)

DistrictPopulation*Annual screenings relative to adult population† (%)Annual new enrolments relative to expected patients with HIV‡ (%)1-Year survival for ART patients§ (%)1-Year retention for ART patients§ (%)
Balaka383 88710.812.078.282.1
Blantyre1 239 64811.316.279.084.2
Chikwawa518 28712.211.580.385.3
Chiradzulu314 05910.617.881.985.4
Chitipa211 17010.84.779.886.2
Dedza718 74713.15.773.778.7
Dowa732 3428.03.582.285.7
Karonga327 08413.39.078.082.6
Kasungu794 9918.75.080.4%84.1
Likoma10 4408.56.165.976.9
Lilongwe2 400 23412.49.578.782.3
Machinga589 71013.410.675.980.1
Mangochi982 05810.711.377.581.8
Mchinji569 08612.46.279.784.1
Mulanje564 97514.020.083.287.8
Mwanza102 57117.811.978.686.1
Mzimba North539 14813.411.281.584.8
Mzimba South539 14812.56.278.182.4
Neno143 82414.711.790.196.2
Nkhata Bay260 58311.28.677.381.4
Nkhotakota367 77612.28.078.682.8
Nsanje274 79717.017.973.276.1
Ntcheu557 43310.69.379.784.5
Ntchisi276 48111.43.379.884.5
Phalombe364 28115.618.384.086.8
Rumphi203 05418.79.980.685.1
Salima407 14811.28.277.480.1
Thyolo633 01916.115.783.888.0
Zomba779 25911.913.982.487.7
Total15 805 24012.610.579.383.9
  • *Population is based on district-level population in 2014, the midpoint of the study, as reported by the Malawi National Statistics Office.47

  • †Annual screenings represent the average annual number of the total HIV tests performed at facilities over the 2013–2015 study period in clients over age 15 years, expressed as a per cent of the district population over the age of 15.

  • ‡Annual enrolment is the average annual newly enrolled in ART between 2013 and 2015, expressed as a per cent of those estimated to be HIV-positive within a district.

  • §One-year survival and retention indicates the average annual facility-level 1-year survival and retention rates for patients on ART within each district between 2013 and 2015.