Table 1 |
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Description of indicators analysed and mapped using 2000 MDHS data |
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| Indicator |
Numerator (Yi) |
Denominator (Ni) |
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| 1. |
Ownership of bednets |
Number of households possessing at least one bednet |
Total number of households surveyed |
| 2. |
Use of bednets by under 5 children |
Number of under 5 children slept under net night before the survey |
Total number of under 5 children in surveyed households |
| 3. |
Re-treatment of bednets |
Number of households with net retreated with insecticide within past 6–12 months |
Total number of households possessing a net |
| 4. |
Prompt and effective treatment of fever |
Number of under 5 children receiving any anti-malarial treatment within 24 hours of
onset of fever |
Total number of under 5 children who had fever 2 weeks before survey |
| 5. |
Use of intermittent preventive treatment by pregnant women |
Number of pregnant women who used antimalarials during their last pregnancy |
Total number of pregnant women surveyed who gave birth within 5 years to the survey
date |
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Kazembe et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2007 6:5 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-6-5 |
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