| Author(s) |
Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Programme, Lilongwe, Malawi The DHS Program, ICF International, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Date |
2015-02-01 |
| Country |
Malawi |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
This report presents the findings of the 2014 Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey (2014 MMIS) conducted by the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Ministry of Health from 2 May through 10 June 2014. |
| Table of contents |
TABLES AND FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... v
PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................................... vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................ ix
ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................................ xi
MAP OF MALAWI ............................................................................................................................................ xii
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Country Profile ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 Geography ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Economy ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.3 Health Indicators .......................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Background on Malaria in Malawi ............................................................................................ 2
1.3 Objectives of the Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey .................................................................. 3
1.4 Methodology of the 2014 Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey ..................................................... 4
1.4.1 Survey Organisation .................................................................................................... 4
1.4.2 Sample Design ............................................................................................................. 4
1.4.3 Questionnaires ............................................................................................................. 5
1.4.4 Anaemia and Malaria Testing ...................................................................................... 5
1.4.5 Training ....................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.6 Fieldwork ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.7 Laboratory Testing ....................................................................................................... 7
1.4.8 Data Processing ........................................................................................................... 8
1.5 Response Rates .......................................................................................................................... 8
2 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMEN ............................................................. 9
2.1 Household Environment ............................................................................................................ 9
2.1.1 Drinking Water ............................................................................................................ 9
2.1.2 Household Sanitation Facilities ................................................................................. 10
2.1.3 Housing Characteristics ............................................................................................. 11
2.1.4 Sleeping Spaces ......................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Household Possessions ............................................................................................................ 13
2.3 Wealth Index ............................................................................................................................ 13
2.4 Population by Age and Sex ...................................................................................................... 14
2.5 Household Composition ........................................................................................................... 16
2.6 Characteristics of Women Respondents ................................................................................... 16
2.6.1 General Characteristics .............................................................................................. 16
2.6.2 Education Attainment of Women .............................................................................. 17
2.6.3 Literacy of Women .................................................................................................... 18
3 MALARIA PREVENTION ................................................................................................................. 21
3.1 Vector Control ......................................................................................................................... 21
3.1.1 Ownership of Mosquito Nets ..................................................................................... 22
3.1.2 Indoor Residual Spraying .......................................................................................... 24
3.2 Access to Mosquito Nets .......................................................................................................... 25
3.2.1 Use of Mosquito Nets by Household Population ....................................................... 26
3.2.2 Use of Mosquito Nets by Children under Age 5 ........................................................ 27
3.2.3 Use of Mosquito Nets by Pregnant Women ............................................................... 29
3.3 Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy .................................................... 31
3.4 Preference for Colour and Shape of Mosquito Net .................................................................. 33
4 MANAGEMENT OF FEVER, ANAEMIA, AND MALARIA IN CHILDREN ............................. 37
4.1 Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Prompt Treatment of Children with Fever ................................... 37
4.2 Malaria Case Management among Children ............................................................................ 39
4.3 Anaemia and Malaria Prevalence among Children .................................................................. 40
4.3.1 Anaemia Prevalence among Children ........................................................................ 42
4.3.2 Malaria Prevalence among Children .......................................................................... 42
5 MALARIA KNOWLEDGE ................................................................................................................ 45
5.1 Knowledge of Malaria ............................................................................................................. 45
5.2 Exposure to Malaria Messages ................................................................................................. 47
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................... 51
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN ................................................................................................................. 53
A.1 Sampling Frame and Stratification ........................................................................................... 53
A.2 Sample Allocation and Selection ............................................................................................. 53
A.2.1 Sample Allocation ..................................................................................................... 53
A.2.2 Selection of Clusters .................................................................................................. 56
A.3 Selection of Households ........................................................................................................... 56
A.4 Estimation Procedure ............................................................................................................... 57
A.5 Sample Implementation ........................................................................................................... 58
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ............................................................................ 59
APPENDIX C DATA QUALITY TABLES .................................................................................................. 63
APPENDIX D SURVEY PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................ 65
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES ............................................................................................................. 67
Household Questionnaire ....................................................................................................................... 69
Biomarker Questionnaire ....................................................................................................................... 83
Woman’s Questionnaire ......................................................................................................................... 91 |
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