Strengthening primary health care at district-level in Malawi - determining the coverage, costs and benefits of community-directed interventions

Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study district, involved health centres and communities

Study arm	Health centre/Village name	Population in crude numbers^a			Number of households^a	Approximate distance to the health centre in kilometers	Prominent
Study arm	Health centre/Village name	Total	Under five	Women of child bearing age	Number of households^a	Approximate distance to the health centre in kilometers	Tribe	Religion
	Mangochi District	1,099,666	179,109	242,325	199,110	–	Yao	Islam
A. Intervention: EHP/PHC/CDI approach	1. Nankumba Health centre (22)^b	27,349	4,649	6,290	4,791	–	Chewa	Christian/Islam
	a) Saiti Tiputipu	2,346	505	539	414	17
	b) Kamangazula	369	64	75	69	11
	c) Kansiya	460	90	106	103	24
	d) Binali	2,279	485	592	433	35
	2. Katuli Health centre (37)^b	29,280	4,978	6,734	5,390	–	Yao	Islam
	a) Kwitunji	2,143	107	491	521	2
	b) Mponda	811	137	186	198	2
	c) Sokole	431	69	99	65	5
	d) Kasanga	1,867	93	429	425	5
B. Control: EHP/PHC approach	3. Phirilongwe Health centre (20)^b	21,859	3,716	5,028	4,878	–	Yao	Islam
	a) Makunula	2,486	508	520	689	7
	b) Nankamwa	386	94	88	66	5
	c) Chimwaza	434	100	100	74	3
	d) Mtendere	251	60	60	56	9
	4. Mase Health centre (27)^b	31,419	5,341	7,226	6,459	–	Yao	Islam
	a) Itimu	1,860	244	893	395	2
	b) Matenganya	2,761	469	635	586	4
	c) Mbalula	690	139	388	199	6
	d) Meso	864	108	414	218	3

^aFigures represent the entire catchment population sizes for the mentioned district, health centres and villages
^bNumbers in brackets represent total villages under each health centre catchment area

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