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Table 2 Characteristics and demography of study districts

From: Can the collection of expired long-lasting insecticidal nets reduce their coverage and use? Sociocultural aspects related to LLIN life cycle management and use in four districts in Madagascar

 

Betioky

Tsihombe

Ambanja

Fenerive Est

Population

194,562

104,369

180,446

292,219

Ethnic group (predominant)

Mahafaly

Antandroy

Antakarana; Sakalava

Betsimisaraka

LLIN collection through USAID-Deliver (%)

61

15

None collected

None collected

Municipalities

27

13

23

12

Fokontany

342

77

187

150

Geography

South-west

South

Northwest

East seaside area

Sub-desert

Diana region

Seaside area

East seaside area

Topography

 Latitude

23° 38 south

25° 19 south

13.68° south

17° 22 south

 Longitude

44° 55 east

45° 29 east

48.45° east

49° 25 east

Malaria transmission seasonality (facies) 2010

Sub-desert

Sub-desert

Equatorial

Equatorial

Occasional

Occasional

January–June

January–June

Sporadic transmission

Sporadic transmission

Long-lasting transmission

Long-lasting transmission

Malaria prevalence (2010) (%)

1.30

3.74

12.04

11.33

Accessibility

Difficult

Difficult

Difficult

Highly accessible

  1. Population data from National Statistics Institute of Madagascar (INSTAT/DDSS 2011)