Since the first LMIS in 2005, the NMCP and its partners have scaled-up malaria interventions in all parts of the country. In order to determine the progress made in malaria control and prevention in Liberia since 2005, the 2009 Liberia Malaria Indicator Survey (LMIS) was designed to provide data on key malaria indicators including mosquito net ownership and use, as well as prompt and effective treatment with ACT.
The key objectives of the 2009 LMIS were to:
• Measure the extent of ownership and use of mosquito bednets
• Assess coverage of the intermittent preventive treatment program to protect pregnant women
• Identify practices used to treat malaria among children under five and the use of specific antimalarial medications
• Measure the prevalence of malaria and anemia among children age 6-59 months
• Assess malaria-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the general population.
Another objective of the survey was to transfer knowledge about best practices in survey implementation and to transfer skills to Liberian counterparts related to survey design, training, budgeting, logistics, data collection, monitoring, data processing, analysis, report drafting, and data dissemination.