Uganda (2008): ACT Watch Household Survey

The objective of the household survey component is to monitor consumer treatment-seeking behaviour including choice of antimalarial and price paid for treatment. Data from the household survey are also used to identify determinants of appropriate treatment behaviour. This study uses data from a cross-sectional household survey of children's caregivers. A nationally-representative sample of households in Uganda was drawn using low/high endemic equal allocation stratification and three-stage cluster sampling, probability proportional to size (PPS). Within each strata, 19 sub-districts were selected PPS. A total of 38 sub-districts were selected from a list of 958 sub-districts. At second stage, 114 enumeration areas (EA) were sampled PPS and a random sample of households within each EA was drawn. All households included in the study had at least one child under the age of five with fever in the past two weeks. Among eligible households, children's caregivers completed two questionnaire modules: 1) Treatment Seeking and Case Management regarding fever episodes among children under 5; and 2) Caregiver Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes.