Tropical Health
@tropicalhealth.bsky.social
Cost-effective monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) of health and related programmes in Africa and Asia
In need of faster insights for ITN-related decision-making? In Tanzania, mobile phone surveys underestimated ITN access by ~7–8 points, but the bias was consistent across two survey rounds. This suggests NMCPs could use these surveys as conservative, near-real-time signals between household surveys.
Assessing the external validity of mobile phone surveys for monitoring ITN coverage indicators: a comparison with household surveys in Tanzania
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September 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In need of faster insights for ITN-related decision-making? In Tanzania, mobile phone surveys underestimated ITN access by ~7–8 points, but the bias was consistent across two survey rounds. This suggests NMCPs could use these surveys as conservative, near-real-time signals between household surveys.