Pregnant Women Who Slept Under an Insecticide-Treated Bed Net
Indicator Phrasing
English: % of pregnant women who spent the previous night in the interviewed households and slept under an insecticide-treated bed net
French: % de femmes enceintes ayant passé la nuit précédente dans les foyers interrogés et ayant dormi sous une moustiquaire traitée
Portuguese: % de mulheres grávidas que passaram a noite anterior nos agregados familiares entrevistados e dormiram debaixo de uma rede-mosquiteira tratada com inseticida
Czech: % těhotných žen, které strávily předešlou noc v domácnosti respondenta a spaly pod moskytiérou ošetřenou insekticidem
What is its purpose?
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.
How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data
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.
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.