Insecticide-Treated Net Use Among Preschool Children in the DRC, 2025

A 2025 cross-sectional study of 1,247 children aged 6–59 months across 156 health facilities in six provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The dataset, created by Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila, assesses ITN ownership, utilization, and sociodemographic factors associated with non-use, collected via household surveys using ODK Collect.

Use Cases

• Modeling factors associated with ITN non-use based on sociodemographic variables like guardian education and household income.
• Assessing the impact of community health worker sensitization campaigns on malaria prevention adherence.
• Analyzing seasonal (rainy season) and housing condition effects on health intervention uptake.
• Evaluating coverage gaps against WHO targets for insecticide-treated net use among vulnerable populations.

Strengths

• Includes 1,247 survey records with a defined mean age (15.0 ± 4.3 months) and specific socioeconomic breakdowns (e.g., 81.5% low guardian education).
• Reports clear outcome metrics: 62.5% household ITN ownership and 95.9% child usage rate.
• Identifies specific associated factors with adjusted odds ratios (aOR), such as lack of community sensitization (aOR=4.75).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data is limited to a single year (2025) and specific provinces in the DRC, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using household surveys with structured questionnaires programmed in ODK Collect.

Time Range

2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 17:34:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Six provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.