Since 1995, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and its partners have been implementing and scaling up malaria interventions in all parts of the country. To determine the progress made in malaria control and prevention in Uganda, the Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (UMIS) was implemented in 2009 and again in 2014-15 to provide data on key malaria indicators including mosquito net ownership and use, as well as prompt treatment using ACT.
The main objective of the UMIS is to obtain population-based estimates on malaria indicators including the prevalence of malaria and anaemia to inform strategic planning and programme evaluation. Specific objectives are:
1. To obtain estimates of the magnitude and distribution of anaemia and malaria parasitemia among children age 0-59 months
2. To estimate core malaria programme coverage indicators
• Measure the extent of ownership and use of mosquito bed nets
• Assess coverage of the intermittent preventive treatment programme for pregnant women
• Identify practices used to treat malaria among children under age 5 and the use of specific antimalarial medications
• Assess percentage of children under five with fever for whom advice or treatment was sought
• Determine the species of plasmodium parasite most prevalent in children age 0-59 months
3. To measure indicators of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour related to malaria control
4. To determine the factors associated with malaria parasitemia and anaemia