Country Results<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
The Democratic Republic of the Congo Malaria Behavior Survey was fielded from March through April 2021. Survey results were analyzed in coordination with the National Malaria Control Program and released in 2022. \u00a0The survey was carried out by the Breakthrough ACTION project in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Program, the U.S. President\u2019s Malaria Initiative, and several other local organizations.<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Study Zones<\/h2>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/malariabehaviorsurvey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DRC-Study-Zones.jpg\" "\\"DRC-Study-Zones\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Survey Zones and Respondents<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Zones<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Households<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Individual respondents<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key behaviors at a glance<\/h2><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>41%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of children with fever were brought to a facility on the same or the next day after the fever began<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceptions of health workers:<\/strong> Those with the perception that health facility workers treat their patients with respect were 65% more likely<\/strong>\u00a0to practice prompt and appropriate care-seeking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Communication with others about malaria: <\/strong>Women who discussed malaria with others were 90% more likely <\/strong>to seek care for their child with fever within 24 hours at a health facility or with a community health worker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>81%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of respondents used a mosquito net every night of the week<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Attitudes:<\/strong> Respondents who had positive attitudes towards bed nets increased the odds of consistent use by 144%. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Social norms:<\/strong> Respondents who believed that net use was a norm in their community were 1.6 times <\/strong>more likely to consistently use nets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>42%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of pregnant women received three or more doses of IPTp during their last pregnancy<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceived severity: 84%<\/strong> of respondents perceived that the effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious for the woman and her unborn child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Spousal communication:<\/strong> Among women who had a child in the last two years, only 49%<\/strong> reported that they discussed ANC with their spouse in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Study Zones<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Survey Zones and Respondents<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Zones<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Households<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Individual respondents<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key behaviors at a glance<\/h2><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>41%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of children with fever were brought to a facility on the same or the next day after the fever began<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceptions of health workers:<\/strong> Those with the perception that health facility workers treat their patients with respect were 65% more likely<\/strong>\u00a0to practice prompt and appropriate care-seeking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Communication with others about malaria: <\/strong>Women who discussed malaria with others were 90% more likely <\/strong>to seek care for their child with fever within 24 hours at a health facility or with a community health worker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>81%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of respondents used a mosquito net every night of the week<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Attitudes:<\/strong> Respondents who had positive attitudes towards bed nets increased the odds of consistent use by 144%. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Social norms:<\/strong> Respondents who believed that net use was a norm in their community were 1.6 times <\/strong>more likely to consistently use nets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>42%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of pregnant women received three or more doses of IPTp during their last pregnancy<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceived severity: 84%<\/strong> of respondents perceived that the effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious for the woman and her unborn child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Spousal communication:<\/strong> Among women who had a child in the last two years, only 49%<\/strong> reported that they discussed ANC with their spouse in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Survey Zones and Respondents<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Zones<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Households<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span><\/div>Individual respondents<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key behaviors at a glance<\/h2><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>41%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of children with fever were brought to a facility on the same or the next day after the fever began<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceptions of health workers:<\/strong> Those with the perception that health facility workers treat their patients with respect were 65% more likely<\/strong>\u00a0to practice prompt and appropriate care-seeking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Communication with others about malaria: <\/strong>Women who discussed malaria with others were 90% more likely <\/strong>to seek care for their child with fever within 24 hours at a health facility or with a community health worker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>81%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of respondents used a mosquito net every night of the week<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Attitudes:<\/strong> Respondents who had positive attitudes towards bed nets increased the odds of consistent use by 144%. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Social norms:<\/strong> Respondents who believed that net use was a norm in their community were 1.6 times <\/strong>more likely to consistently use nets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>42%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of pregnant women received three or more doses of IPTp during their last pregnancy<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceived severity: 84%<\/strong> of respondents perceived that the effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious for the woman and her unborn child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Spousal communication:<\/strong> Among women who had a child in the last two years, only 49%<\/strong> reported that they discussed ANC with their spouse in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Key behaviors at a glance<\/h2><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>41%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of children with fever were brought to a facility on the same or the next day after the fever began<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceptions of health workers:<\/strong> Those with the perception that health facility workers treat their patients with respect were 65% more likely<\/strong>\u00a0to practice prompt and appropriate care-seeking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Communication with others about malaria: <\/strong>Women who discussed malaria with others were 90% more likely <\/strong>to seek care for their child with fever within 24 hours at a health facility or with a community health worker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>81%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of respondents used a mosquito net every night of the week<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Attitudes:<\/strong> Respondents who had positive attitudes towards bed nets increased the odds of consistent use by 144%. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Social norms:<\/strong> Respondents who believed that net use was a norm in their community were 1.6 times <\/strong>more likely to consistently use nets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>42%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of pregnant women received three or more doses of IPTp during their last pregnancy<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceived severity: 84%<\/strong> of respondents perceived that the effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious for the woman and her unborn child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Spousal communication:<\/strong> Among women who had a child in the last two years, only 49%<\/strong> reported that they discussed ANC with their spouse in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
of children with fever were brought to a facility on the same or the next day after the fever began<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceptions of health workers:<\/strong> Those with the perception that health facility workers treat their patients with respect were 65% more likely<\/strong>\u00a0to practice prompt and appropriate care-seeking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Communication with others about malaria: <\/strong>Women who discussed malaria with others were 90% more likely <\/strong>to seek care for their child with fever within 24 hours at a health facility or with a community health worker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>81%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of respondents used a mosquito net every night of the week<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Attitudes:<\/strong> Respondents who had positive attitudes towards bed nets increased the odds of consistent use by 144%. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Social norms:<\/strong> Respondents who believed that net use was a norm in their community were 1.6 times <\/strong>more likely to consistently use nets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>42%<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>of pregnant women received three or more doses of IPTp during their last pregnancy<\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Perceived severity: 84%<\/strong> of respondents perceived that the effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious for the woman and her unborn child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Spousal communication:<\/strong> Among women who had a child in the last two years, only 49%<\/strong> reported that they discussed ANC with their spouse in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Perceptions of health workers:<\/strong> Those with the perception that health facility workers treat their patients with respect were 65% more likely<\/strong>\u00a0to practice prompt and appropriate care-seeking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Communication with others about malaria: <\/strong>Women who discussed malaria with others were 90% more likely <\/strong>to seek care for their child with fever within 24 hours at a health facility or with a community health worker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Attitudes:<\/strong> Respondents who had positive attitudes towards bed nets increased the odds of consistent use by 144%. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Social norms:<\/strong> Respondents who believed that net use was a norm in their community were 1.6 times <\/strong>more likely to consistently use nets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Perceived severity: 84%<\/strong> of respondents perceived that the effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious for the woman and her unborn child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Spousal communication:<\/strong> Among women who had a child in the last two years, only 49%<\/strong> reported that they discussed ANC with their spouse in the last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>of respondents used a mosquito net every night of the week<\/h4>\n<\/div>
of pregnant women received three or more doses of IPTp during their last pregnancy<\/h4>\n<\/div>