Review Article

An Overview of the Malaria Control Programme in Zambia

Table 3

Summary of progress in MIP interventions.

IndicatorDHS 2001/2002MIS 2006MIS 2008MIS 2010

Percentage of pregnant women (PW) who slept under an ITN the previous night 7.9 24.5 43.2 45.9
Percentage of PW who took any preventive antimalarial drug during pregnancy 35.8 85.3 88.1 89.0
Percentage of PW who received 2 doses of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy N/A 58.9 66.1 70.2

Source: Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, 2001/2, MIS; 2006, 2008, and 2010.