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Table 1 Characteristics of mass distribution campaigns

From: Multi-country comparison of delivery strategies for mass campaigns to achieve universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets: what works best?

Campaign and year

Geographic coverage

Distribution strategy

Delivery strategy

Allocation strategy

Sample size target/achieved

Months between campaign and data collectiona

Senegal, 2010–2011

Six regionsb in two phases

Stand-alone

Fixed point

UC (sleeping space)

1560/1540

3–12

Ghana, 2011–2012

Eastern region

Stand-alone

House-to-house

UC (sleeping space)

1020/1016

6

Kano State, Nigeria, 2009

Kano State in two waves

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/987

3–5

Niger State, Nigeria, 2009

Niger State

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1001

6

Nasarawa State, Nigeria, 2010

Nasarawa State

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1015

11

Ogun State, Nigeria, 2009

Ogun State

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/952

7

Anambra State, Nigeria, 2009

Anambra State

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1012

4

Sokoto State, Nigeria, 2009

Sokoto State

Integrated with child health activities

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1008

6

Katsina State, Nigeria, 2010

Katsina State

Integrated with child health activities

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1017

6

Enugu State, Nigeria, 2011

Enugu State

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1020

13

Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011

Lagos State

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (two ITNs per household)

1020/1020

8–9

Cross River State, Nigeria, 2011–2012

Cross River State in two waves plus urban (Calabar)

Stand-alone

Rural: House-to-house

Urban: Fixed point

UC (top up by people)

1275/1254

4–16

South Sudan, 2008–2009

Northern Bahr-el Ghazal Statec

Stand-alone

Fixed point

Fixed (by household size, maximum three ITNs)

510/510

6–10

Uganda, 2009–2010

Four districts in Western regiond

Stand-alone

Fixed point

UC (sleeping space/people)e

600/549

5–9

  1. ITN insecticide-treated net, UC universal coverage
  2. aRanges of time indicate single surveys that measured multiple phases of the same campaign
  3. bKaolack, Kaffrine, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Kolda, Kedougou
  4. cCounties: Aweil North, Aweil West, Aweil Centre
  5. dBuliisa, Hoima, Kyankwanzi, Kiboga
  6. eDepending on administrative district