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Indicator name:
Pregnant women sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (%)
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
3318
Topic:
Health Equity Monitor
Definition:
Percentage of pregnant women in malaria endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the previous night. Numerator: Number of pregnant women in malaria endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the previous night. Denominator: Total number of pregnant women surveyed.
Disaggregation:
Economic status, Education, Place of residence, Subnational region
Method of estimation:
Data are derived from re-analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Reproductive Health Surveys (RHS) micro-data which are publicly available using the standard indicator definitions as published in DHS, MICS or RHS documentation. The analysis was done by the WHO Collaborating Center for Health Equity Monitoring (International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil).
Comments:
Please note that the above definition applies to the Health Equity Monitor topic of the WHO Indicator and Measurement Registry. In some cases, indicators listed in this topic may not be equivalent to similar indicators listed in other topics of the registry, due to small discrepancies in the definition and calculation of numerator and denominator values. Detailed information about the indicator criteria applied in all WHO-defined categories is available in the WHO Indicator and Measurement Registry (https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/).
Contact person email:
hosseinpoora@who.int
Name:
Ahmad Hosseinpoor
For questions or more information, please contact mncahdata@who.int.