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Table 5 Anthropological sample sizes for each activity by country

From: Design and methods for a quasi-experimental pilot study to evaluate the impact of dual active ingredient insecticide-treated nets on malaria burden in five regions in sub-Saharan Africa

  

Burkina Faso

Northern and Western Mozambique

Nigeria

Rwanda

In-depth interviews

Sample size

48 participants per district (144 total)

 

48 participants per LGA (192 total)

48 participants per district (144 total)

 

Frequency

• 2019: July to September

• 2020: March to May, July to September

• 2021: March to May, July to September

• 2022: March to May

 

• 2020: November to December

• 2021: October

• 2022: July to August

• 2020: July to August, November to December

• 2021: March to April, July to August

• 2022: March to April, July to August

Focus group discussions

Sample size

240 participants per district (720 total)

80 participants per site (480 total)

160 participants per LGA per year (640 total)

240 participants per district (720 total)

 

Frequency

• 2019: July to September

• 2020: March to May, July to September

• 2021: March to May, July to September

• 2022: March to May

• 2021: October to November

• 2020: November to December

• 2021: October

• 2022: July to August

• 2020: July to August, November to December

• 2021: March to April, July to August

• 2022: March to April, July to August

Structured observation

Sample size

70 households per district (210 total)

 

70 households per LGA (280 total)

 
 

Frequency

• 2019: July to September

• 2020: March to May, July to September

 

• 2021: March to April

• 2022: March to April

 

Participant observation

Sample size

200 participants per district (600 total)

 

150 participants per LGA (600 total)

70 participants per district (210 total)

 

Frequency

• 2019: July to September

• 2020: March to May, July to September

• 2021: March to May, July to September

• 2022: March to May

 

• 2021: February to July

• 2022: January to June

• 2020: November to December

• 2021: March to April, July to August

• 2022: March to April, July to August

Indirect monitoring

Sample size

70 participants per district (210 total)

 

90 participants per LGA (360 total)

200 participants per district (600 total)

 

Frequency

• 2021: March to May, July to September

• 2022: March to May

 

• 2021: March to April

• 2022: March to April

• 2020: November to December

• 2021: March to April, July to August

• 2022: March to April, July to August

HLC-based observation

Sample size

 

9 households per district (54 total)

  
 

Frequency

 

Monthly starting October 2021

  
  1. HLC human landing collection, LGA local government area