Estimating population ITN access at council level in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2013, the National Malaria Control Programme in mainland Tanzania and the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme have implemented mass insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution campaigns, routine ITN distribution to pregnant women and infants, and continuous distribution through primary schools (mainland) and community leaders (Zanzibar) to further malaria control efforts. Mass campaigns are triggered when ITN access falls below 40%. In this context, there is a need to monitor ITN access annually to assess whether it is below threshold and inform quantification of ITNs for the following year. Annual estimates of access are needed at the council level to inform programmatic decision-making.

Methods

An age-structured stock and flow model was used to predict a

SUBMITTER: Koenker H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815063 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature