Children Who Slept Under an Insecticide-Treated Bed Net
Indicator Phrasing
English: % of children under age 5 who spent the previous night in the interviewed households and slept under an insecticide-treated bed net
French: % d’enfants de moins de 5 ans ayant passé la nuit précédente dans les foyers interrogés et ayant dormi sous une moustiquaire traitée
Portuguese: % de crianças com idade abaixo de 5 anos que passaram a última noite no agregado familiar entrevistado e que dormiram debaixo de uma rede mosquiteira tratada com insecticida
Czech: % dětí mladších než 5 let, které strávily předešlou noc v domácnosti respondenta a spaly pod moskytiérou ošetřenou insekticidem
What is its purpose?
According to the WHO World Malaria Report (2017), the use of insecticide-treated bed nets has been shown to reduce malaria mortality rates by 55% in children aged under 5 years. This indicator therefore measures the proportion of children who spent the previous night in the interviewed households and slept under an insecticide-treated bed net.
How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data
Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with the caregivers of a representative sample of children younger than 5 years:
RECOMMENDED SURVEY QUESTIONS (Q) AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS (A)
Q1: How many children under 5 years slept in your household last night?
A1:
1) ____ children
2) doesn’t know / no response
Q2: During the last night, did any of these children sleep under a mosquito net?
A2: yes / no
(ask the following questions only if the previous answer is YES)
Q3: How many of these children slept under a mosquito net?
A3:
1) ____ children
2) doesn’t know / no response
Q4: Can I please see the mosquito net(s) the children 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 children sleep under?
A5:
1) insecticide-treated net [fill in the locally available types and brands]
2) other type of net
3) not possible to determine the type of net
To calculate the indicator’s value, divide the number of children under 5 years who slept under an insecticide-treated net by the total number of surveyed children under 5 (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.
E-Questionnaire
Disaggregate by
Disaggregate the data by the respondent’s location and wealth category.
Important Comments
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.