| Indicator Name | % of children under age 5 with confirmed or suspected malaria (fever in malaria risk areas) in the last 2 weeks who received anti-malarial treatment |
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| Indicator ID in PRIME | IN00041534 |
Definition
| Definition | This indicator measures the percentage of children under age 5 with confirmed or suspected malaria (fever in malaria risk areas) in the last 2 weeks who received anti-malarial treatment (in areas with malaria). Case, suspected malaria: Illness suspected by a health worker to be due to malaria, generally based on the presence of fever with or without other symptoms. See this guide for further details. |
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| Numerator | Number of children under age 5 with confirmed or presumptive malaria (fever or history of fever) in the last 2 weeks who received anti-malarial treatment (in areas with malaria) |
| Denominator | Total number of children under age 5 with confirmed or presumptive malaria (fever or history of fever) in the last 2 weeks (in areas with malaria) |
Recommended Means of Verification
Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with (a representative sample of) mothers of children under age 5, inquiring if their children had experienced fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey and what treatment was received:
Has [name] been ill with a fever at any time in the last 2 weeks?
At any time during the illness, did [name] take any medicine for the illness?
What medicine did [name] take? Antimalarial medicine/antibiotic medicine/other medicine?
(A complete list of questions is available via the links provided.)
Indicator Attributes
| Indicator Prioritisation | Global Indicator |
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| Level of Indicator | Outcome |
| Indicator Context Type | Quantitative |
| Theme | Health & Nutrition |
| Sub Theme | Child Health |
| Common Approach | Saving Newborn Lives, Treating Children Close to Home (Integrated Community Case Management) |
| Context | Development |
Measurement Guidance
| Frequency of Data Collection | Annually |
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| Unit of Measure | Individual |
| Data Format | Percent |
| Direction of Desired Change | Increasing |
| Number of Decimal Points | Zero |
| Nature | Cumulative |
| Recommended Disaggregations | Gender |
Tools
Has [name] had an illness with a cough at any time in the last 2 weeks?
Has [name] had fast, short, rapid breaths or difficulty breathing at any time in the last 2 weeks?
Was the fast or difficult breathing due to a problem in the chest or to a blocked or runny nose?
Did you seek advice or treatment for the illness from any source?
Where did you seek advice or treatment? Public Sector/Private Medical Sector/NGO Medical Sector/Other source (specify)?
DHS8 Model Woman's Questionnaire: questions 618-633
https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DHSQ8/DHS8_Womans_QRE_EN_14Feb2023_DHSQ8.pdf