Estimating population access to insecticide-treated nets from administrative data: correction factor is needed.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population access to insecticide-treated nets (ITN) is usually determined from survey data. However, for planning purposes it is necessary to estimate this indicator between surveys. Two different approaches are currently recommended for such estimates from administrative data, multiplying the number of ITN delivered either by 2.0 or 1.8 before dividing by the population. However, the validity of such estimates has not previously been investigated.

Methods

Thirty-five datasets from household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa were selected from ten different countries. The number of ITN and de-facto population from the samples was used as proxy administrative data and estimates of population access to ITN were calculated using the recommended formulae. Administrative e

SUBMITTER: Kilian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3726288 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature