NIGERIA (2005): LONG LASTING INSECTICIDES TREATED NET UTILISATION SURVEY

The study was conducted in 29 selected local governments across the four states and FCT. A total of 649 pregnant women and mothers or caregivers of children under five who received or bought Permanet. Using the recipients' register as sampling frame, respondents were selected at random from the register at the public health facilities of those who had access to the LLIN. Using the Lot Quality Assurance sampling techniques, all selected respondents were interviewed at the various LGAs. A Lot Assurance sampling technique was adopted to measure the coverage and utilization of the nets distributed through the public health facilities within the selected Local government areas across the four states and FCT in Nigeria. A lot can be defined as a community of catchment areas for a programme. For this purpose each of the Local Government Areas of the four states and FCT was taken as a lot.