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Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-2015

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General Info
Geography 
Uganda (UGA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
12/2014 - 01/2015
Series or system 
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) 2014-2015 is part of phase 7 of the Demographic and Health Survey series. The survey provides information on the knowledge and practice of malaria prevention in Uganda. For the 2014-2015 Uganda MIS, 5,322 women ages 15-49 from 5,345 households were successfully interviewed. Additionally, blood smear parasitemia and finger prick blood tests were conducted for the presence of anemia, and malaria in children under 5.