malaria country profile
- Senegal MIS 2006.
Ownership of Mosquito Nets
Percent of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) 36.3
Use of Mosquito Nets
Percent of children under 5 years old who slept under an ITN the previous night 16.4
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 17.7
Percent of pregnant women 15-49 who slept under an ITN the previous night 17.2
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 18.4
Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS)
Percent of households reporting that their dwelling was sprayed with a residual insecticide in the last 12 months 1.7
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 49.3
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 20.0
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 9.4
Prevalence of Anemia
Percent of children 6-59 months old with a hemoglobin measurement less than 8 g/dL N/A
Prevalence of Malaria
Percent of children 6-59 months old with malaria infection N/A