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Table 1 Net coverage and usage in Eritrea according to latest available statistics.

From: Costs and cost-effectiveness of vector control in Eritrea using insecticide-treated bed nets

 

2002 DHS*

2002 DHS**

2003 NMCP/Tulane**

2004 NMCP/RBM***

Any net

ITN

Any net

ITN

Any net

ITN

Any net

ITN

Children under nets last night

        

   All

12.1%

4.2%

 

7.3%

 

76.6%

 

58.6%

   Urban

14.3%

4.8%

      

   Rural

11.0%

4.0%

      

Pregnant women under nets last night

        

   All

6.6%

2.9%

 

4.7%

 

52.6%

 

50.4%

   Urban

8.7%

4.5%

      

   Rural

5.5%

2.1%

      

Household possession

        

   All

33.8%

 

47.8%

 

92.3%

82.9%

79%

62%

   Urban

28.3%

       

   Rural

37.3%

       
  1. NMCP = National Malaria Control Programme; RBM = Roll Back Malaria.
  2. *ITN defined as a net treated within the last 6 months.
  3. **ITN defined as any net treated within the last 12 months, surveys restricted to Gash-Barka and Anseba zobas for purposes of comparison. DHS survey is dry season, while the Tulane survey was conducted during the rainy season.
  4. ***ITN defined as any net treated within the last 6 months, survey conducted in Gash-Barka, Anseba, Debub and the Northern Red Sea zobas, where malaria control measures are active (data from [10]).