Community cooperatives and insecticide-treated materials for malaria control: a new experience in Latin America

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Background information on study districts in pre-intervention phase

	MEXICO		COLOMBIA
	CHIAPAS	OAXACA	CHOCO	URABA (ANTIOQUIA)
MALARIA
Median Annual Parasite Index* (1998 to 2000)	14	20	123	98
% P. falciparum of all cases	10%	1%	55%	50%
BEDNETS
% coverage of beds with nets	68%	57%	53%	51%
Average size and fabric of nets	14 m² cotton, synthetic	14 m² cotton, synthetic	13 m² synthetic	13 m² synthetic
COOPERATIVES & TARGET POPULATION
Number of cooperatives	5	3	3	3
No. of target health districts per cooperative	5	2	3	3
Type of target population	rural	rural	urban	urban
Average target population per cooperative	8000 inh.	5000 inh.	9000 inh.	5000 inh.
Gender of cooperative members	Mixed	Female	Female	Mixed
Whether cooperative has own building	yes	yes	yes	no

ISSN: 1475-2875