Table 2 Benefits of a geo-referenced household database for implementing key interventions on Bioko Island
Intervention | Benefits |
|---|---|
IRS/LLINs | Household-level Ability to track household interventions longitudinally based on permanent and unique household identifiers (e.g. track intra-household LLIN movement, monitoring insecticide concentrations following spray rounds) Ability to target households during initial and follow-up rounds of interventions Ability to verify and track sprayed households Ability to target interventions based on household-level data Community-level Ability to adequately quantify insecticide and LLIN requirements Improved deployment based on geo-political boundaries and known confirmed inhabited households Improved field supervision of control teams, including control of the true coverage achieved Ability to adequately engage community leaders to support interventions, particularly in urban areas |
Household surveys (MIS) | Household-level Ability to link surveyed households longitudinally Ability to easily locate and survey pre-selected households Community-level Improved supervision to track and verify surveyed households Ability to estimate malaria prevalence at different spatial scales |