LAOS (2009): MALARIA PARASITE PREVALENCE AND TRAC SURVEY AMONG MALARIAL VILLAGES IN SOUTHEASTERN LAO PDR ROUND 2

After one year of program activity, PSI conducted a follow up survey to establish the extent to which interventions in the 28 sample villages have resulted in a reduction of malaria prevalence and an increase in the use of LLINs. To monitor disease prevalence and correlate disease prevalence reduction with program impact, all TRaC respondents were tested for the presence of malaria parasites. The follow-up malaria TRaC survey and the malaria parasite prevalence study among high-risk rural villagers provided: 1. an endline estimate of malaria parasite prevalence rate; 2. an endline estimate of the proportion of people in intervention villages that are using Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs), as well as net ownership rates.