The 2015 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (KMIS) was carried out from July 6 to August 15, 2015, covering a nationallyrepresentative sample of 7,313 households. All women age 15-49 in the selected households were eligible for individual interviews. They were asked questions about prevention of malaria during pregnancy and treatment of childhood fever. In addition, the survey included testing for anaemia and malaria among children age 6 months to 14 years using a finger- or heel-prick blood sample. The results of anaemia and malaria rapid diagnostic testing were available immediately and were provided to the children’s parents or guardians. Thin and thick blood smears were collected in the field and transported to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Walter Reed Project Malaria Diagnostics Centre of Excellence Laboratory in Kisumu where they were tested for the presence of malaria parasites.
The main objective of the 2015 KMIS was to measure progress achieved in key malaria indicators since the 2010 KMIS. Specific objectives were the following:
1. To determine the progress of key malaria interventions as stated in the Kenya Malaria Strategy 2009-2018 (revised 2014)
2. To assess malaria parasite prevalence among children age 6 months to 14 years
3. To determine anaemia prevalence among children age 6 months to 14 years