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Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015

Uganda, 2014 - 2015
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP)
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Questionnaires
Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015, Household Questionnaire
Author(s) Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Ministry of Health (MOH)
Date 2014-11-01
Country Uganda
Language English
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Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015, Woman's Questionnaire
Author(s) Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Ministry of Health (MOH)
Date 2014-11-01
Country Uganda
Language English
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Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015, Report
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Author(s) Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Kampala, Uganda National Malaria Control Programme, Uganda Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project Molecular Laboratory, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda ICF International, Rockville, Maryland
Date 2015-10-01
Country Uganda
Language English
Table of contents TABLES AND FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................... v
FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................ vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..........................................................................................................................................ix
PROGRESS PROGRESS ON MALARIA INDICATORS TO DATE .................................................................xi
MAP OF UGANDA .................................................................................................................................................. xii

1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Country Profile .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Country Demographics ....................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Health System ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Background on Malaria in Uganda ................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Malaria Transmission ......................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2 Malaria Policy ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Objectives of the Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey ......................................................................... 3
1.4 Methodology of the Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey ..................................................................... 3
1.4.1 Survey Organisation ........................................................................................................... 4
1.4.2 Sample Design .................................................................................................................... 4
1.4.3 Questionnaires .................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.4 Anaemia and Malaria Testing ............................................................................................. 6
1.4.5 Training of Field Staff ........................................................................................................ 8
1.4.6 Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................ 8
1.4.7 Data Processing .................................................................................................................. 8
1.5 Response Rates ................................................................................................................................. 8

2 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMEN .................................................................. 11
2.1 Household Environment ................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.1 Drinking Water ................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.2 Household Sanitation Facilities ........................................................................................ 13
2.1.3 Housing Characteristics .................................................................................................... 14
2.2 Household Possessions ................................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Wealth Index ................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4 Population by Age and Sex ............................................................................................................. 17
2.5 Household Composition .................................................................................................................. 18
2.6 Characteristics of Women Respondents .......................................................................................... 18
2.6.1 General Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 19
2.6.2 Educational Attainment of Women .................................................................................. 19
2.7 Literacy of Women ......................................................................................................................... 20

3 MALARIA PREVENTION ........................................................................................................................ 23
3.1 Malaria Vector Control (Mosquito Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying) ........................................ 23
3.1.1 Ownership of Mosquito Nets ............................................................................................ 24
3.1.2 Indoor Residual Spraying ................................................................................................. 26
3.2 Access to Mosquito Nets ................................................................................................................. 28
3.2.1 Use of Mosquito Nets by Household Population .............................................................. 29
3.2.2 Use of Mosquito Nets by Children under Five ................................................................. 31
3.2.3 Use of Mosquito Nets by Pregnant Women ...................................................................... 33
3.3 Intermittent Perventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy (IPTp) ............................................... 36

4 MANAGEMENT OF FEVER IN CHILDREN AND ANAEMIA AND MALARIA IN CHILDREN .......... 41
4.1 Management of Fever in Children .................................................................................................. 41
4.1.1 Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Prompt Treatment of Children with Fever ............................ 41
4.1.2 Source of Advice or Treatment for Children with Fever .................................................. 43
4.1.3 Community Medicine Distributers ................................................................................... 43
4.1.4 Types of Antimalarial Drugs ............................................................................................ 45
4.2 Anaemia and Malaria Prevalence among Children ......................................................................... 46
4.2.1 Prevalence of Severe Anaemia in Children ...................................................................... 48
4.2.2 Prevalence of Malaria in Children .................................................................................... 49

5 MALARIA KNOWLEDGE ....................................................................................................................... 53
5.1 Women’s Knowledge of Malaria .................................................................................................... 53
5.1.1 Knowledge of Causes of Malaria ...................................................................................... 53
5.1.2 Knowledge of Ways to Avoid Malaria ............................................................................. 54
5.1.3 Knowledge of Medicines to Avoid Getting Malaria during Pregnancy ............................ 55
5.1.4 Knowledge of When a Child with Fever Should be Taken for Treatment ........................ 57
5.1.5 Exposure to Malaria Messages ......................................................................................... 58

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................................... 61
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN ........................................................................................................................ 63
A.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 63
A.2 Sample Frame ................................................................................................................................. 63
A.3. Sample Design and Implementation ............................................................................................... 65
A.4 Sample Probabilities and Sample Weights ...................................................................................... 66
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ................................................................................... 69
APPENDIX C DATA QUALITY TABLES ......................................................................................................... 81
APPENDIX D SURVEY PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................... 83
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES ..................................................................................................................... 87
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MIS21/MIS21.pdf
Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015, Key Findings
Author(s) Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Kampala, Uganda National Malaria Control Programme, Uganda Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project Molecular Laboratory, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda ICF International, Rockville, Maryland
Date 2015-08-01
Country Uganda
Language English
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Other Materials
Fast Facts from The 2014-2015 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey, Malaria Prevalence
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Author(s) The DHS Program
Date 2015-10-01
Country Uganda
Language English
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DM72/DM72.pdf
Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015, Fact Sheet
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Author(s) The DHS Program
Date 2015-10-01
Country Uganda
Language English
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MF13/MF13.pdf
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