Sudan (2007): Determinants of Safe Water Use, Use of Antimalarials among Children Under Five and Mosquito Net Ownership and Use in Southern Sudan. Round One.

In March 2007, PSI Sudan conducted a baseline household survey designed to provide evidence for social marketing decision-making. The study had these objectives: 1) measure levels of use of antimalarials, ITNs and the WaterGuard safe water product, and perceptions towards use of these products, 2) identify the drivers / inhibitors of use of these products and/or behaviors 3) to measure levels of use of ITNs, WaterGuard safe water product and antimalarials and perceptions towards use of these products 4) to identify the drivers / inhibitors of use of these products and or behaviors 5) to measure levels of use of ITNs, WaterGuard safe water product and antimalarials and perceptions towards use of these products 6) to identify the drivers / inhibitors of use of these products and or behaviors. This report presents data for use of antimalarial products. A cross sectional household survey was conducted among care takers to children under five years and the general population aged 15-49. The sample was stratified by state. A multi-stage cluster sampling approach was used to sample 256 respondents in e ach strata totaling 768 respondents. The sample for each state was distributed proportionate to size among counties with PSI interventions