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Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2015

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General Info
Geography 
Kenya (KEN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/2015 - 08/2015
Series or system 
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) 2015 is part of phase 7 of the Demographic and Health Survey series. The Kenya MIS 2015 provides information on the knowledge and practice of malaria prevention in Malawi. For the 2015 Kenya MIS, 5,394 women ages 15-49 from 6,481 households were successfully interviewed. Additionally, blood smear parasitemia, and finger/ heal prick blood tests were conducted for the presence of anemia, and malaria in children ages 6 months to 14 years.