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Liberia Malaria Indicator Survey 2008-2009

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Liberia (LBR)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
12/2008 - 03/2009
Series or system 
DHS Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The 2009 Liberia MIS used a nationally representative sample of 4,500 households. All women age 15-49 years were interviewed, and the topics covered included treatment of childhood fevers and prevention of malaria as well as basic household characteristics. The survey also tested children ages 6-59 months for anemia and malaria.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Antimalarials, Assets, Blood tests, Child mortality, Community health clinics, Complete birth history, Cooking fuels, Drug consumption, Education, Electricity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Fever, Health care prices, Health care use, Health literacy, Hemoglobin, Hemolytic anemias, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Infant mortality, Insecticide-treated bednets, Interventions, Languages, Literacy, Live births, Malaria, Mass media, Maternal age, Medicines, Mortality, Multiple births, Personal health expenditures, Pharmacies, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023