Assessing Innovations in Malaria Control Service Delivery: Impact Evaluation under India's National Vector Borne Disease Control Program - Endline Survey 2010-2011 (India)

Abstract

Malaria is a serious health threat to the Indian population. The World Bank, through the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, is assisting the government of India to develop a new national response strategy.

This impact evaluation study was undertaken to test the effectiveness of the new strategies of malaria control in India. These strategies included community-based management of fever and malaria with rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-combination therapy, and introduction of long lasting insecticidal treated bed nets. The impact evaluation was conducted in 120 villages in two high endemic districts in Orissa state. It was a three-arm randomized design with one intervention arm receiving supportive supervision of community health workers along with community mobilization, the second intervention arm with only community mobilization, and a third control arm without any intervention.

The baseline data collection was carried out in Dec. 2008 - Jan. 2009, and the endline data collection - in Nov. 2010 - Feb. 2011. Data from endline household questionnaires, the malaria service providers questionnaire and the community questionnaire is documented here.