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Table 2 Country Stratification

From: The ACTwatch project: methods to describe anti-malarial markets in seven countries

Country

# of Strata

Strata Description

Benin

1

None

Cambodia

2

1. Areas where P. falciparum parasite resistance to artemisinin is documented ("Containment Zone 1") or where resistance is feared to have spread but not formally detected ("Containment Zone 2")

2. Other Areas of the country

Source: Cambodia National Malaria (CNM) Programme, Kingdom of Cambodia

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

4

1. North-East Provinces: Oriental, Nord Kivu, Sud Kivu, and Maniema

2. North West Provinces: Bas-Congo, Bandundu, and Equateur

3. Centre-South Provinces: Katanga, Kasai Oriental, and Kasai Occidental

4. Capital city: Kinshasa

Source: Localized censuses in health zones conducted between 2001 and 2004, with the support of various INGOS

Madagascar

2

1. Urban areas

2. Rural areas

Source: Cartographie censitaire de la population 2009. Institut National de Statistique.

Nigeria

6

1. North-Central states: Benue, Abuja-FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau

2. North East states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe

3. North West states: Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara

4. South East states: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo

3. South South states: Akwa ibom, Bayelsa, Cross rivers, Delta, Edo, Rivers

4. South West states: Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo

Source: Nigeria National Population Commission

Uganda

2

1. Low malaria transmission areas

2. Medium to high malaria transmission areas

Source: Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda

Zambia

2

1. Urban areas

2. Rural areas

Source: Zambia Population Census Frame, 2000. Central Statistical Office, Lusaka, Zambia