Assessing trends in non-coverage bias in mobile phone surveys for estimating insecticide-treated net coverage: a cross-sectional analysis in Tanzania, 2007-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Monitoring insecticide-treated net (ITN) coverage and use generally relies on household surveys which occur on a relatively infrequent basis. Because indicators of coverage are used to forecast the need for ITNs and aid in planning ITN distribution campaigns, higher frequency monitoring could be helpful to guide programme strategies. The use of mobile phone-based survey (MPS) strategies in low-income and middle-income countries has emerged as a rapid and comparatively inexpensive complement to large-scale population-based household surveys, considering the dramatic growth trend of mobile phone ownership.

Methods

The potential for non-coverage bias in the calculation of ITN coverage estimates from MPSs was assessed through the use of five consecutive Tanzania-spe

SUBMITTER: Worges M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883883 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature