Malaria is a major public health problem in Ethiopia despite a relatively low malaria prevalence compared to most other malaria-endemic countries in Africa. Areas below 2,000 meters above sea level (<2,000m) in altitude are considered malaria-endemic. The 2011 Ethiopia National Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS 2011) is a large, nationally representative survey of coverage of key malaria control interventions, treatment-seeking behavior, and malaria prevalence. MIS 2011 also assessed anemia prevalence in children under 5 years of age (U5), malaria knowledge among women, and indicators of socioeconomic status. The survey was based on a two-stage cluster sample of 10,444 households in 440 census enumeration areas (EAs), randomly selected from all regions and six urban areas of the country. Of the 440 EAs, 8EAs were excluded from analysis because they were located at >2,500m, and during the survey, all households at that altitude were considered not malaria-endemic; 181 EAs were classified as having altitudes of 2,000–2,499 meters, and 241 EAs had altitudes of <2,000m. The survey was conducted from October to December 2011 by deploying 31 survey teams who used standard questionnaires programmed into personal digital assistants (PDAs) and collected blood samples from the households. Sampled households contained 47,248 residents, including 7,148 (15.7%) children U5, 8,817 (18.7%) women of child-bearing age, and 3,166 (6.7%) self-reported pregnant women. During the survey, 12,791 individuals had RDTs and 11,933 had blood slide examinations, and 6,313 children U5 had hemoglobin tests. Below 2,000m results are based on a total of 5,819 households from 241 EAs (classified by a median altitude of GPS recorded within the EAs), with 6,697 blood slides examined and 4,846 hemoglobin tests. The results indicate that 55.2% of households have at least one mosquito net (of any type), and 54.8% of households have at least one long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN). Of children U5, 38.2% slept under a net the night before the survey, and 64.5% of children U5 slept under a net in a household that owned at least one net. 

• Malaria
• Mosquito net
• Ethiopia
• GLLAMM
• Survey
• Netuse

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This dataset is generated by the Ethiopian national malaria indicators survey conduct from October to December 2011 in Ethiopia with the aim of measuring progress toward achieving the goals and targets set in the Ethiopia National Strategic Plan for Malaria Prevention and Control 2005-2010.  The dataset captures demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for each person who spent the night preceding the survey in the sampled household, including usual residents and visitors, as well as information on their household characteristics including sex, age, household head, wealth index, household composition (such as rural, urban, household size), Cooking fuel type, Source of drinking water, sanitation facilities, and source of electricity).  …, etc) and characteristics of eligible women 15 to 49 years of age interviewed (age, region, education, religion).

The dataset provides information on key coverage of malaria interventions such as ownerships of mosquito nets and LLINS, Use of mosquito nets and LLINs by children U5 and pregnant women, Condition and age of nets, Indoor residual spraying, Households protected by nets, LLINs, and/or IRS and Prevalence and prompt treatment of fever. The dataset also contains information on tested results for malaria parasitemia, malaria-related fever, and anemia among children U5, as well as malaria parasitemia among populations older than 5 years at the household level. It also provides information on knowledge, attitude, and practices of malaria and methods for prevention and control collected from women of reproductive age (15–49 years) selected for this study. The dataset would help to evaluate malaria prevention and control strategic plan (2005–2010).

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