The primary objectives of the 2015 NMIS are to provide information on malaria indicators and malaria prevalence, both at the national level and in each of the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The secondary objectives are to improve knowledge regarding best practices in implementing the survey and enhance the skills of survey-implementing partners in the areas of survey design, training, logistics, data collection monitoring, data processing, laboratory testing, analysis, report drafting, and data dissemination.
Other key objectives of the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey are to:
• Measure the extent of ownership and use of mosquito nets
• Assess the coverage of preventive treatment programmes for pregnant women
• Identify practices used to treat malaria among children under age 5 and the use of specific antimalarial medications
• Measure the prevalence of malaria and anaemia among children age 6-59 months
• Assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malaria in the general population