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Indicator name:
Malaria ITN use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) the previous night (%)
Short name:
ITN use
Topic:
Intervention
Definition:
Percentage of population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) the previous night
Disaggregation:
Sub-Saharan African countries
Method of measurement
Many recent national surveys report the number of ITNs observed in each respondent household. Ownership rates can be converted to the proportion of people sleeping under an ITN using a linear relationship between access (see indicator on ITN access for methods) and use that has been derived from 62 surveys that collect information on both indicators (ITN use all ages = 0.8133 × ITN access all ages + 0.0026, R2 = 0.773). This relationship was applied to country–year estimates of household access, to obtain ITN use among all ages.
Method of estimation:
Mathematical models are used to combine data from household surveys on access (see indicator on ITN access for methods) and use with information on ITN deliveries from manufacturers and ITN distribution by national malaria programmes to produce annual estimates of ITN coverage. WHO uses this approach in collaboration with the Malaria Atlas Project.
Unit of Measure:
Proportion
Comments:
Method described in Annex 1 of the World Malaria Report
Contact person email:
andersonl@who.int
Name:
Laura
IMRID:
5564
Links:
World malaria report 2025
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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