malaria country profile
- Angola MIS 2007.
Ownership of Mosquito Nets
Percent of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) 27.5
Use of Mosquito Nets
Percent of children under 5 years old who slept under an ITN the previous night 17.7
Percent of children under 5 years old who slept under an ITN the previous night or in a house sprayed with IRS in the last 12 months 19.4
Percent of pregnant women 15-49 who slept under an ITN the previous night 22.0
Percent of pregnant women 15-49 who slept under an ITN the previous night or in a house sprayed with IRS in the last 12 months 23.0
Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS)
Percent of households reporting that their dwelling was sprayed with a residual insecticide in the last 12 months 1.5
Use of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) during Pregnancy
Percent of women who have received 2+ doses of a recommended antimalarial drug treatment during ANC visits for their last pregnancy in the last 2 years 2.5
Treatment of Children with Fever
Among children under 5 years old with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey, percent who received any antimalarial drug 29.3
Among children under 5 years old with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey, percent who received any antimalarial drug the same or next day 18.2
Prevalence of Anemia
Percent of children 6-59 months old with a hemoglobin measurement less than 8 g/dL 3.8
Prevalence of Malaria
Percent of children 6-59 months old with malaria infection 19.2