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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 88372, member: 27"] Malaria rates in Ugandan kids under five just crept up to 13%, even as mosquito-net ownership sits at 84% nationwide. Uganda's malaria survey key findings [LIST] [*]UBOS found that child malaria prevalence rose from 10%. [*]Teso led mosquito-net ownership at 95% coverage. [*]Kampala lagged behind everyone at just 69%. [*]Mass distribution campaigns supplied roughly 90% of nets. [/LIST] The government bankrolled most of the research [LIST] [*]Dr Chris Mukiza confirmed 70% was government-funded. [*]Mukiza praised Uganda's consistent investment in statistics. [*]UBOS says it stays committed to decision-supporting data. [/LIST] Demographics flagged in the survey [LIST] [*]Nearly half of Uganda's population is under 15. [*]Women head 30% of all households surveyed. [*]Rural areas outpaced urban zones in net ownership. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]