Malaria indicator survey 2009, South Sudan: baseline results at household level

Determinants of health insurance enrolment in Sudan: evidence from Health Utilisation and Expenditure Household Survey 2009

Background Sudan established a National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in 1995. NHIF, despite the name, is a social health insurance scheme that predominantly enrols the formal sector workers, compulsorily, and the informal sector workers, voluntarily. The Government is targeting universal health coverage by 2031, by expanding the existing scheme. This paper aims to assess the insurance enrolment...

Malaria Indicator Survey Guidelines for Sampling for the Malaria Indicator Survey

Neonatal mortality in Sudan: analysis of the Sudan household survey, 2010

BACKGROUND Sudan is classified as having insufficient progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4), where the levels of child and infant mortality are among the highest in the region and the world. This study investigated factors associated with neonatal mortality in Sudan. Neonatal death is defined as death within the first 28 days of life. METHODS This study analysed data f...

Factors associated with antenatal and delivery care in Sudan: analysis of the 2010 Sudan household survey

BACKGROUND Every day, globally approximately a thousand women and girls needlessly die as a result of complications during pregnancy, childbirth or the 6 weeks following delivery. The majority of maternal deaths are avoidable and could be prevented with proven interventions to prevent or manage complications during pregnancy and child birth. The aim of this study was to examine factors associat...

Knowledge of Malaria and Its Association with Malaria-Related Behaviors—Results from the Malaria Indicator Survey, Ethiopia, 2007

BACKGROUND In 2005, the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia launched a major effort to distribute over 20 million long-lasting insecticidal nets, provide universal access to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs), and train 30,000 village-based health extension workers. METHODS AND FINDINGS A cross-sectional, nationally representative Malaria Indicator Survey was conducted during the malaria...