Pregnant Women Who Slept Under an Insecticide-Treated Bed Net

Malaria infection during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, premature delivery, low birth weight, congenital infection, and/or perinatal death. Therefore, this indicator measures the proportion of pregnant women who spent the previous night in the interviewed households and slept under an insecticide-treated bed net.

Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with a representative sample of pregnant women:

RECOMMENDED SURVEY QUESTIONS (Q) AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS (A)

Q1: Are you currently pregnant?

A1: yes / no / did not respond

(ask the following question only if the previous answer is YES)

Q2: During the last night, did you sleep in this household?

A2: yes / no

(ask the following questions only if the previous answer is YES)

Q3: During the last night, did you sleep under a mosquito net?

A3: yes / no

(ask the following questions only if the previous answer is YES)

Q4: Can I please see the mosquito net you slept under?

A4: mosquito net was available / mosquito net was not available / refused to show a mosquito net

Q5 for enumerator: What type of mosquito net did the woman sleep under?

A5: _

1) insecticide-treated net [fill in the locally available types and brands]

2) another type of net

3) not possible to determine the type of net

To calculate the indicator’s value, divide the number of pregnant women who slept under an insecticide-treated net by the total number of pregnant women surveyed (exclude all respondents who did not respond; who refused to show a mosquito net; or it was not possible to determine whether their net is insecticide-treated). Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage. 

Disaggregate the data by the respondent’s location and wealth category.

1) Ensure that the enumerators are very familiar with the locally distributed / sold types of mosquito nets, so that they can recognize them easily. Consider providing them with pictures of various types of nets.