Table 2.

Progress in implementation of NMCP strategic plan 2006 - 2013

Major specific targets for malaria control to be achieved by 2011
Indicator	South Sudan household and health survey (2006) [[21]]	Malaria indicator survey (2009) [[8]]	South Sudan household and health survey (2010) [[22]]	Lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) community based survey (2011) [[18]]	2011/2012 EPI coverage survey [[19]]	Target
Vector control
Proportion of households with at least 1 ITN	11.6%	53.0%	34.2%	40.7%		80%
Proportion of children under 5 years who sleep under ITN	27.6%	25.0%		31.2%	40.7%	60%
Proportion of structures protected through IRS		2.1%				80%
Case management
Proportion of children under 5 years of age with fever who received antimalarial treatment according to the national treatment guidelines within 24 hours of fever onset	2.6%	11.0%		15.6%	39.6%	60%
Malaria in pregnancy
Proportion of pregnant women sleeping under ITN		39.0%		29.4%	38.2%	60%
Proportion of pregnant women attending ANC who received at least 2 doses of IPT during their last pregnancy		13.0%	51.2%	23.7%	58.7%	60%

NB The four different surveys had different weights hence the difference in outcomes for those conducted in the same year.