| Author(s) |
Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Programme, Lilongwe, Malawi The DHS Program, ICF International, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Date |
2018-01-01 |
| 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
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................... ix
READING AND UNDERSTANDING TABLES FROM THE 2017 MALAWI MALARIA
INDICATOR SURVEY (MMIS) .................................................................................................. xi
MAP OF MALAWI ................................................................................................................................ xviii
1 INTRODUCTION AND SURVEY METHODOLOGY .............................................................. 1
1.1 Survey Objectives ................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Sample Design ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Questionnaires ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 Anaemia and Malaria Testing .............................................................................................. 2
1.5 Training of Field Staff ......................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.7 Data Processing ................................................................................................................... 4
1.8 Response Rates .................................................................................................................... 5
2 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMEN ...................................................... 7
2.1 Drinking Water Sources and Treatment .............................................................................. 7
2.2 Sanitation ............................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Housing Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Household Wealth ............................................................................................................. 10
2.5 Household Population and Composition ........................................................................... 10
2.6 Background Characteristics of Women Respondents ........................................................ 11
2.7 Educational Attainment of Women ................................................................................... 11
2.8 Literacy of Women ............................................................................................................ 12
3 MALARIA PREVENTION .......................................................................................................... 21
3.1 Ownership of Insecticide-Treated Nets ............................................................................. 22
3.2 Household Access and Use of ITNs .................................................................................. 24
3.3 Use of ITNs by Children and Pregnant Women ................................................................ 25
3.4 Malaria in Pregnancy ......................................................................................................... 27
3.5 Mosquito Net Preference ................................................................................................... 28
4 MALARIA IN CHILDREN ......................................................................................................... 39
4.1 Care Seeking for Fever in Children ................................................................................... 39
4.2 Diagnostic Testing of Children with Fever ....................................................................... 40
4.3 Use of Recommended Antimalarials ................................................................................. 41
4.4 Prevalence of Low Haemoglobin in Children ................................................................... 41
4.5 Prevalence of Malaria in Children ..................................................................................... 42
5 MALARIA KNOWLEDGE AND MESSAGING ...................................................................... 51
5.1 Women’s Knowledge of Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention ........................................... 51
5.2 Exposure to Malaria Messages .......................................................................................... 52
5.3 Mosquito Net Misuse......................................................................................................... 53
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................ 59
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN ........................................................................................................... 61
A.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 61
A.2 Sample Frame .................................................................................................................... 61
A.3 Sample Design and Implementation .................................................................................. 62
A.4 Sample Probabilities and Sampling Weights ..................................................................... 63
A.5 Survey Implementation...................................................................................................... 64
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ...................................................................... 67
APPENDIX C DATA QUALITY TABLES ............................................................................................ 73
APPENDIX D PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE 2017 MALAWI MALARIA INDICATOR SURVEY ...... 75
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES ........................................................................................................ 79
Household Questionnaire ................................................................................................................ 81
Biomarker Questionnaire ................................................................................................................ 95
Woman’s Questionnaire ................................................................................................................ 105
Fieldworker Questionnaire ............................................................................................................ 123 |
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