A cross-sectional analysis of ITN and IRS coverage in Namibia in 2013

@article{Allcock2018ACA,
  title={A cross-sectional analysis of ITN and IRS coverage in Namibia in 2013},
  author={Sophie H. Allcock and Elizabeth H. Young and Manjinder S. Sandhu},
  journal={Malaria Journal},
  year={2018},
  volume={17}
}
BackgroundAchieving vector control targets is a key step towards malaria elimination. Because of variations in reporting of progress towards vector control targets in 2013, the coverage of these vector control interventions in Namibia was assessed.MethodsData on 9846 households, representing 41,314 people, collected in the 2013 nationally-representative Namibia Demographic and Health Survey were used to explore the coverage of two vector control methods: indoor residual spraying (IRS) and… 
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