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Malaria Indicator Survey 2016

Sierra Leone, 2016
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SLE_2016_MIS_v01_M
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National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP)
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Questionnaires
2016 Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey, Household Questionnaire
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Author(s) Ministry of Health and Sanitation, National Malaria Control Programme Statistical Sierra Leone Catholic Relief Services
Date 2016-05-11
Country Sierra Leone
Language English
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2016 Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey, Woman's Questionnaire
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Author(s) Ministry of Health and Sanitation, National Malaria Control Programme Statistical Sierra Leone Catholic Relief Services
Date 2016-05-11
Country Sierra Leone
Language English
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2016 Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey, Biomarker Questionnaie
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Author(s) Ministry of Health and Sanitation, National Malaria Control Programme Statistical Sierra Leone Catholic Relief Services
Date 2016-05-11
Country Sierra Leone
Language English
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Reports
Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey 2016, Final Report
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Author(s) National Malaria Control Programme Statistics Sierra Leone College of Medicine and Allied Health Services, University of Sierra Leone Catholic Relief Services, Freetown, Sierra Leone ICF, Rockville, Maryland, United States
Date 2016-12-01
Country Sierra Leone
Language English
Table of contents TABLES AND FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ v
PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................... ix
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................... xi
READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE 2016 SIERRA LEONE MALARIA INDICATOR
SURVEY (SLMIS) .................................................................................................................................... xiii
MAP OF SIERRA LEONE ........................................................................................................................ xx

1 INTRODUCTION AND SURVEY METHODOLOGY .............................................................. 1
1.1 Survey Objectives ................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Sample Design ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Questionnaires ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Anaemia and Malaria Testing .............................................................................................. 2
1.5 Pretest .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.6 Training of Field Staff ......................................................................................................... 4
1.7 Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.8 Laboratory Testing .............................................................................................................. 5
1.9 Data Processing ................................................................................................................... 5
1.10 Response Rates .................................................................................................................... 5
1.11 Malaria Control in the Context of the Ebola Epidemic ....................................................... 6

2 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMEN ...................................................... 9
2.1 Drinking Water Sources and Treatment .............................................................................. 9
2.2 Sanitation ........................................................................................................................... 10
2.3 Housing Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 11
2.4 Household Wealth ............................................................................................................. 11
2.5 Household Population and Composition ........................................................................... 12
2.6 Educational Attainment of Women ................................................................................... 13
2.7 Literacy of Women ............................................................................................................ 14

3 MALARIA PREVENTION .......................................................................................................... 27
3.1 Ownership of Insecticide-Treated Nets ............................................................................. 28
3.1.1 Sources of ITNs ................................................................................................... 30
3.1.2 Mosquito net preferences ..................................................................................... 30
3.2 Household Access and Use of ITNs .................................................................................. 30
3.3 Use of ITNs by Children and Pregnant Women ................................................................ 33
3.4 Malaria in Pregnancy ......................................................................................................... 34

4 MALARIA IN CHILDREN ......................................................................................................... 45
4.1 Care Seeking for Fever in Children ................................................................................... 45
4.2 Diagnostic Testing of Children with Fever ....................................................................... 46
4.3 Use of Recommended Antimalarials ................................................................................. 47
4.4 Prevalence of Low Haemoglobin in Children ................................................................... 48
4.5 Prevalence of Malaria in Children ..................................................................................... 50

5 MALARIA KNOWLEDGE ......................................................................................................... 59
5.1 General Knowledge of Malaria ......................................................................................... 59
5.2 Knowledge of Causes of Malaria ...................................................................................... 60
5.3 Knowledge of Symptoms of Malaria and of Severe Malaria ............................................ 60
5.4 Knowledge of Malaria Prevention ..................................................................................... 61
5.5 Knowledge of Malaria Treatment ...................................................................................... 62
5.6 Correct Knowledge of Malaria .......................................................................................... 63
5.7 Knowledge of Specific Groups Most Affected by Malaria ............................................... 64
5.8 Exposure to Malaria Messages .......................................................................................... 64

REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................ 75
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN .......................................................................................................... 77
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ..................................................................... 81
APPENDIX C SAMPLE IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................... 89
APPENDIX D SURVEY PERSONNEL ................................................................................................. 91
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES ....................................................................................................... 97
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