Mahamadi Tassembedo1,2, Soumaila Coulibaly3,4, Boukary Ouedraogo3,5. 1. Institut de Formation et de Recherche Interdisciplinaires en Sciences de la Santé et de l'Education (IFRISSE), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. tassembedomahamadi@gmail.com. 2. Direction du Suivi, de l'évaluation et de la Capitalisation, Ministère de la santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. tassembedomahamadi@gmail.com. 3. Institut de Formation et de Recherche Interdisciplinaires en Sciences de la Santé et de l'Education (IFRISSE), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 4. Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP)/Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Ministère de la santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 5. Direction des systèmes d'information en santé, Ministère de la santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sleeping under an ITN reduces contact with mosquitoes through the combination of a physical barrier and an insecticidal effect, which reduces the incidence of malaria. The 2016-2020 Burkina Faso National Malaria Strategic Plan aims to have at least 90% of the population, 100% of children under age 5, and 100% of pregnant women sleep under an ITN. METHODS: The analysis examines individual, household, and community-level factors associated with ITN usage. According to the 2017-18 Burkina Faso MIS, 58% of individuals in households that own at least one ITN reported that they slept under an ITN on the night before the survey. RESULTS: The use of ITNs was significantly associated with individual, household, and community-level variables that included age, gender, age of household head, number of sleeping rooms, wealth, malaria prevalence, residence, and region. CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight areas of intervention at the individual, household, and community levels that can increase ITN use.
BACKGROUND: Sleeping under an ITN reduces contact with mosquitoes through the combination of a physical barrier and an insecticidal effect, which reduces the incidence of malaria. The 2016-2020 Burkina Faso National Malaria Strategic Plan aims to have at least 90% of the population, 100% of children under age 5, and 100% of pregnant women sleep under an ITN. METHODS: The analysis examines individual, household, and community-level factors associated with ITN usage. According to the 2017-18 Burkina Faso MIS, 58% of individuals in households that own at least one ITN reported that they slept under an ITN on the night before the survey. RESULTS: The use of ITNs was significantly associated with individual, household, and community-level variables that included age, gender, age of household head, number of sleeping rooms, wealth, malaria prevalence, residence, and region. CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight areas of intervention at the individual, household, and community levels that can increase ITN use.