Study area
malaria
MALARIA, MAY, MALARIA
The study was performed in the 15 villages of the Za-Kpota centre sub-District situated in the Za-Kpota District (7.2169° N, 2.1843° E) of the Zou Department of Benin. Malaria is highly endemic in the district, with a peak during the rainy season which runs from May to October. A baseline census was conducted in the study area in 2020 to collect data on the distribution, location, number, and accessibility of households as well as the type and use of available ITNs. Overall, 37,007 people were found living in 9080 households consisting of a total of 12,608 structures. Approximately 91% of households owned insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), which were all treated only with pyrethroids. The most common ITN brand was PermaNet® 2.0, accounting for 80% of all ITNs found in the study area. The main malaria vector in the study area is 