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Malaria Indicator Survey 2019

Ghana, 2019
MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
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Download the questionnaires, technical documents and reports that describe the survey process and the key results for this study.
Questionnaires
2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, Household Questionnaire
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authors Ghana Statistical Service Ministry of Health
Date 2019-09-16
Country Ghana
language English
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2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, Women's Questionnaire
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authors Ghana Statistical Service Ministry of Health
Date 2019-09-21
Country Ghana
language English
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2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, Biomarker Questionnaire
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authors Ghana Statistical Service Ministry of Health
Date 2019-09-16
Country Ghana
language English
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2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, Fieldworker Questionnaire
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authors Ghana Statistical Service Ministry of Health
Date 2019-09-11
Country Ghana
language English
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Reports
Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey 2019, FInal Report
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authors Ghana Statistical Service. Accra, Ghana National Malaria Control Programme, Accra, Ghana National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Accra, Ghana The DHS Program, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Date 2020-07
Country Ghana
language English
Table of contents CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................ iii
TABLES AND FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ v
FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................... ix
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................... xi
READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE 2019 GHANA MALARIA INDICATOR SURVEY
(GMIS) ......................................................................................................................................... xiii
MAP OF GHANA ....................................................................................................................................... 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 .............................................................................................. 3
1.5 Training of Field Staff ......................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.7 Data Processing ................................................................................................................... 5
1.8 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................................... 5
1.9 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 ............................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Household Population and Composition ........................................................................... 10
2.6 Background Characteristics of Survey Respondents ......................................................... 11
2.7 Educational Attainment of Women ................................................................................... 11
2.8 Literacy of Women ............................................................................................................ 12
2.9 Health Insurance Coverage ................................................................................................ 13

3 MALARIA PREVENTION .......................................................................................................... 25
3.1 Ownership of Insecticide-treated Nets ............................................................................... 25
3.1.1 Mass Distribution Campaigns .............................................................................. 26
3.1.2 Continuous Distribution ....................................................................................... 26
3.1.3 Source of Nets ...................................................................................................... 28
3.2 Household Access to and Use of ITNs .............................................................................. 28
3.3 Use of ITNs by Children and Pregnant Women ................................................................ 30
3.4 Reasons Mosquito Nets Were Not Used ........................................................................... 31
3.5 Indoor Residual Spraying .................................................................................................. 31
3.6 Malaria in Pregnancy ......................................................................................................... 32
3.6.1 Antenatal Care (ANC) ......................................................................................... 32
3.6.2 IPTp-SP ................................................................................................................ 32

4 MALARIA IN CHILDREN ......................................................................................................... 47
4.1 Care Seeking for Fever in Children ................................................................................... 47
4.2 Diagnostic Testing of Children with Fever ....................................................................... 48
4.3 Use of Recommended Antimalarials ................................................................................. 49
4.4 Prevalence of Low Haemoglobin in Children ................................................................... 50
4.5 Prevalence of Malaria in Children ..................................................................................... 51

5 MALARIA KNOWLEDGE, EXPOSURE TO MESSAGES, AND BELIEFS ........................ 61
5.1 Exposure to Malaria Messages .......................................................................................... 61
5.2 Knowledge of Ways to Avoid Malaria .............................................................................. 63
5.3 Perceived Susceptibility, Severity, and Malaria Prevention .............................................. 63

REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................ 69
SAMPLE DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................... 71
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN .......................................................................................................... 71
A.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 71
A.2 Sample Frame .................................................................................................................... 71
A.3 Sample Design and Implementation .................................................................................. 72
A.4 Sample Probabilities and Sampling Weights ..................................................................... 74
A.5 Survey Implementation...................................................................................................... 75
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ..................................................................... 77
APPENDIX C DATA QUALITY TABLES ........................................................................................... 87
APPENDIX D PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE 2019 GMIS ............................................................... 91
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES ....................................................................................................... 95
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Ghana 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey, Infographic
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authors The DHS Program
Date 2020-07
Country Ghana
language English
Download https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DM162/DM162.pdf
Ghana 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey, Wall Chart
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authors The DHS Program
Date 2020-07
Country Ghana
language English
Download https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DM161/DM161.pdf
Ghana 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey, Fact Sheet
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authors The DHS Program
Date 2020-07
Country Ghana
language English
Download https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MF29/MF29.pdf
Survey Presentations
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authors The DHS Program
Date 2020-07
Country Ghana
language English
Download https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/PPT73/PPT73.zip