Table 4.
Preventive care and recent illness in children under two years (source: household survey)
| Indicator | Number of children | Percentage of children |
| VACCINE COVERAGE & VITAMIN A (in children aged 12–23 months) | ||
| BCG before 12 months of age | 647/724 | 89% |
| DPT-HepB3 before 12 months of age | 588/724 | 81% |
| OPV3 before 12 months of age | 657/724 | 91% |
| Measles before 12 months of age | 496/724 | 69% |
| Vitamin A in previous 6 months | 500/710 | 70% |
| MOSQUITO NETS (in children aged 0–23 months) | ||
| Slept under a net last night | 417/1,401 | 30% |
| Slept under a treated net last night | 159/1,401 | 11% |
| Slept under a recently-treated net last night | 125/1,401 | 9% |
| MALARIA AND ANAEMIA (in children aged 0–23 months) | ||
| Malaria parasitaemia | 780/1,254 | 62% |
| Severe anaemia (Hb < 8 g/dL) | 384/1,256 | 31% |
| RECENT ILLNESS AND CARE-SEEKING (in children aged 0–23 months) | ||
| Illness in the last two weeks | 674/1,410 | 48% |
| Sought care from a Western-style health care provider (hospital, health centre, dispensary etc) | 309/674 | 46% |
| Admissions in the previous year | 227/1,414 | 16% |
| NUTRITION | ||
| Exclusive breastfeeding in children under 6 months old | 79/332 | 24% |
| Underweight (weight-for-age z-score under -2) in children 0–23 months old | 400/1,243 | 32% |