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Malaria Indicator Survey 2015

Nigeria, 2015
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NGA_2015_MIS_v01_M
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National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), National Population Commission (NPopC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Questionnaires
Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey 2015, Household Questionnaire
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Author(s) National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) National Population Commission (NPopC) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Date 2015-08-21
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2727/download/39035
Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey 2015, Woman's Questionnaire
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Author(s) National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) National Population Commission (NPopC) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Date 2015-08-21
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2727/download/39036
Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey 2015, Biomarker Questionnaire
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Author(s) National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) National Population Commission (NPopC) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Date 2015-08-21
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2727/download/39037
Reports
Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey 2015, Report
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Author(s) National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria National Population Commission, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja,
Date 2016-08-01
Country Nigeria
Language English
Table of contents TABLES AND FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................... v
FOREWORD ..............................................................................................................................................................ix
PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................xi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... xiii
MAP OF NIGERIA .................................................................................................................................................. xiv

1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Country Profile .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Country Demographics ....................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Health System ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 National Health Policy ........................................................................................................ 2
1.1.4 Integrated Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Strategy ................................................. 2
1.1.5 National Health Act ............................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Background on Malaria in Nigeria .................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Malaria Transmission ......................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2 National Malaria Policy ...................................................................................................... 4
1.2.3 Strategic Direction for Malaria Control .............................................................................. 5
1.3 Objectives of the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey ................................................................. 6
1.4 Methodology of the Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey ..................................................................... 7
1.4.1 Survey Organisation ........................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2 Sample Design .................................................................................................................... 8
1.4.3 Questionnaires .................................................................................................................... 9
1.4.4 Anaemia and Malaria Testing ............................................................................................. 9
1.4.5 Training of Field Staff ...................................................................................................... 11
1.4.6 Data Collection ................................................................................................................. 11
1.4.7 Data Processing ................................................................................................................ 11
1.4.8 Response Rates ................................................................................................................. 12

2 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS ............................................................................................. 13
2.1 Population by Age and Sex ............................................................................................................. 13
2.2 Household Composition .................................................................................................................. 15
2.3 Household Environment ................................................................................................................. 15
2.3.1 Drinking Water ................................................................................................................. 15
2.3.2 Household Sanitation Facilities ........................................................................................ 16
2.3.3 Housing Characteristics .................................................................................................... 18
2.3.4 Household Possessions ..................................................................................................... 19
2.3.5 Wealth Index ..................................................................................................................... 20

3 CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS ........................................................................................... 23
3.1 General Characteristics of Women ................................................................................................. 23
3.2 Educational Attainment of Women ................................................................................................. 24
3.3 Literacy of Women ......................................................................................................................... 27

4 KNOWLEDGE OF MALARIA AND FEVER MANAGEMENT .......................................................... 31
4.1 Women’s Knowledge of Malaria .................................................................................................... 31
4.1.1 Knowledge of Malaria Symptoms .................................................................................... 31
4.1.2 Knowledge of Causes of Malaria ...................................................................................... 33
4.1.3 Knowledge of Ways to Avoid Malaria ............................................................................. 36
4.1.4 Knowledge of Ways Pregnant Women Can Avoid Getting Malaria ................................ 39
4.1.5 Knowledge of Malaria Treatment ..................................................................................... 43
4.2 Exposure to Malaria Prevention Messages ..................................................................................... 46
4.3 Management of Fever among Children ........................................................................................... 50

5 MALARIA PREVENTION ........................................................................................................................ 55
5.1 Mosquito Nets ................................................................................................................................. 55
5.1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 55
5.1.2 Ownership of Mosquito Nets ............................................................................................ 55
5.1.3 Access to Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) ....................................................................... 59
5.1.4 Source of Mosquito Nets .................................................................................................. 60
5.2 Indoor Residual Spraying ................................................................................................................ 62
5.3 Use of Mosquito Nets ..................................................................................................................... 64
5.3.1 Use of Mosquito Nets among the De Facto Household Population .................................. 64
5.3.2 Use of Mosquito Nets by Children under Age 5 ............................................................... 69
5.3.3 Use of Mosquito Nets by All Women ............................................................................... 72
5.3.4 Use of Mosquito Nets by Pregnant Women ...................................................................... 74
5.4 Mosquito Net Non-Use and Net Preferences .................................................................................. 76
5.4.1 Reasons a Household Does Not Currently Own a Net ..................................................... 76
5.4.2 Reasons Mosquito Nets Owned by the Household Were Not Used the Night before the Interview .... 79
5.4.3 Net Preferences among Women........................................................................................ 85
5.5 Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy ........................................................... 88

6 ANAEMIA AND MALARIA IN CHILDREN ......................................................................................... 93
6.1 Anaemia Prevalence among Children ............................................................................................. 95
6.2 Malaria Prevalence among Children ............................................................................................... 98
6.3 Malaria Prevalence and Fever within the Last 2 Weeks among Children ..................................... 102
6.4 Malaria Species Identification ....................................................................................................... 103

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................ 107
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN ........................................................................................................................ 109
A.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 109
A.2 Sample Frame ............................................................................................................................... 109
A.3 Sample Design and Implementation ............................................................................................. 111
A.4 Sample Probabilities and Sample Weights .................................................................................... 113
A.5 Sample Implementation ................................................................................................................ 114
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ................................................................................... 115
APPENDIX C DATA QUALITY TABLES ......................................................................................................... 121
APPENDIX D SURVEY PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................... 123
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES ..................................................................................................................... 133
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MIS20/MIS20.pdf
2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS), Atlas of Key Indicators
External link
Author(s) The DHS Program
Date 2016-08-01
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/ATR17/ATR17.pdf
Fast Facts from The 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey
External link
Author(s) The DHS Program
Date 2016-08-01
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DM90/DM90.pdf
2015 Malaria Indicator Survey Fact Sheet
External link
Author(s) The DHS Program
Date 2016-08-01
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MF17/MF17.pdf
Other Materials
Reading and Understanding Tables from the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS)
External link
Author(s) The DHS Program
Date 2016-08-01
Country Nigeria
Language English
Download http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DM93/DM93.pdf
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