Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

CHILDHOOD MORBIDITY PREVENTION: MALARIAStatistics:A. Percentage of households with bednets.B. Percent distribution of households with a child under five years of age, by use of bednets.DefinitionA. Coverage:1. Population bases:a) All households.b) Households with a child under five years of age who slept in the household the nightbefore the interview.2. Time period: Night before interview.B. Numerators:1. Number of households with mosquito bednets.2. Number of households, by whether children under five years of age distributed by use ofbednets the night before the interview: All children slept under bednets, some children sleptunder bednets, no child slept under a bednet (including households without bednets).C. Denominators:Calculation1. Number of households.2. Number of households where a child under five years of age slept the night before theinterview.For percentage and percent distribution, 100 times the quotient of the numerators divided by thedenominators.Handling of Missing ValuesExcluded from numerator for percentage with a bednet (assumes does not have).Included in distribution of use of bednets as a separate category.Notes and ConsiderationsGuide to DHS Statistics 117 Updated September 2006