Access to an insecticide-treated net (ITN)

Tanzania HIV/Malaria Indicator Survey (THMIS) presents the proportion of the population that could sleep under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) if each ITN in the household were used by up to two people. This population is referred to as having access to an ITN. Coupled with mosquito net usage, ITN access can provide useful information on the magnitude of the behavioural gap in ITN ownership and use, or, in other words, the population with access to an ITN but not using it. If the difference between these indicators is substantial, the programme may need to focus on behaviour change and how to identify the main drivers/barriers to ITN use in order to design an appropriate intervention.Percent distribution of the de facto household population by number of ITNs the household owns, according to number of persons who stayed in the household the night before the survey.