A survey on ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Ethiopia (2020)

Abstract

Background: About 56.6 million people of the total Ethiopian population lives are at risk of malaria disease. The use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) has been identified by WHO as one of the main interventions to reduce the burden of malaria. Over a decade, universal distribution of LLINs has been achieved in the country. Implementing the distribution of LLINs in the country is considered as one of the core interventions that brought the about dramatic decline of malaria persistently since 2007-2009. Though the previous national surveys claimed about two-thirds of the households owned LLINs, recent evidence is required to design new malaria elimination strategic plan for 2021-2024.

Objective: To measure key indicators on LLIN ownership and utilization across the different regions of Ethiopia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted between February-April, 2020 and June-July, 2020. This survey implemented the quantitative data collection approaches for LLINs coverage and utilization using a standardized questionnaire. The study included malaria endemic areas across the country (Enumeration Areas (EAs) with altitude ≤2,000m above sea level) with net distribution coverage. The total sample size