Analytics • Research • Public Health • Impact Evaluation

🎯 Objective

To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) distribution in Nigeria by analyzing household ITN ownership, usage among children under 5, and malaria burden across the six geopolitical zones.

The analysis estimates cost per DALY averted, cost per case averted, and cost per additional child protected, providing actionable insights for health program planning.

🧠 Background & Rationale

Malaria remains one of Nigeria’s leading causes of childhood mortality.

While ITN coverage has expanded through large-scale campaigns, usage gaps ****persist due to behavioral and environmental factors.

Understanding the economic efficiency of ITN distribution helps prioritize interventions that maximize impact within limited budgets.

🧰 Tools & Methods

Analytical Tools:

1. Excel: data cleaning, modeling, visualisation
   • Main environment for data entry, metric computation, and dashboard building.
2. R Studio: **data exploration & charts
   • Used for data verification, cleaning, and exploratory plots in Step 1.

Data Sources: Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey 2021 (NMIS), UN World Population Prospects 2021, WHO Malaria Report.

Methodology:

• Data extraction from NMIS 2021 (zone-wise ownership and usage)
• Computation of ownership–usage gap and children protected
• Cost-effectiveness modeling using cost per DALY & case averted