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Table 7 Progress on key malaria indicators to date

From: How far is the journey before malaria is knocked out in Zimbabwe: results of the malaria indicator survey 2016

Indicator

2010–2011 ZDHS1

2014–2015 ZDHS2

2012 MIS3

2016 MIS4

Proportion of the population that slept under a net the night before the survey

NA

NA

NA

54%

Proportion of households that own at least one LLIN

25%

47.9%

46%

58%

Proportion of children under five who slept under an LLIN the night before the survey

8%

9.0%

50%

32.5%

Proportion of women 15–49 who slept under an LLIN the night before the survey

8%

6.1%

49%

36%

Proportion of pregnant women sleeping under an LLIN the night before the survey

9%

13.1%

NA

24.5%

Proportion of pregnant women who received at least two doses of IPTp, with at least one dose during antenatal care (ANC)

7%

N/A

35%

37%

Proportion of households with IRS in the past 12 months

17%

N/A

49%

62%

Prevalence of parasitaemia (by microscopy) in children 0–59 months

NA

NA

0.4%

0.2%

Prevalence of parasitaemia (by microscopy) all age groups

NA

NA

NA

0.2%

  1. 1406 EAs in all 10 provinces surveyed, including non-malarious districts
  2. 2400 EAs in all 10 provinces surveyed, including non-malaria districts
  3. 3MIS conducted in 327 EAs in 51 districts, collecting data on LLINs only in 30 targeted districts; on IRS only in 45 targeted districts; and on IPTp only in 30 targeted districts
  4. 4MIS conducted in 353 EAs in 45 moderate and high-risk malaria districts, without disaggregation by type of intervention (LLINs, IRS, IPTp)