Indoor Residual Spraying

A Brief History of IRS in Uganda

library(ramp.uganda)
irs_baseline_class <- readRDS("uganda/irs_baseline_class.rds")

Summary

Since 2005, IRS has been implemented in 38 districts from 7 regions:

In Acholi Region : Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Lamwo, Nwoya, Omoro, & Pader
In Bukedi Region: Budaka, Butaleja, Butebo, Kibuku, Tororo, & Pallisa
In Busoga Region: Bugiri, Namutumba
In Lango Region: Alebtong, Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira, Kaberamaido, Kole, Kwania, Otuke, & Oyam
In Kigezi: Kabale
In Teso Region: Kalaki & Serere
In West Nile Region: Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Madi-Okollo, Maracha, Moyo, Obongi, Terego, Yumbe

Baselines

Spray Dates

In the figure above, we are illustrating the problem of reconstructing a baseline, so we have omitted three districts that did not spray after 2015, when our time series starts. These are at the top.

Continuous IRS

Ten districts had IRS in most years:

irs_baseline_class[[1]]$district_names

 [1] "Amolatar District"    "Budaka District"      "Butaleja District"   
 [4] "Butebo District"      "Dokolo District"      "Kaberamaido District"
 [7] "Namutumba District"   "Pallisa District"     "Tororo District"     
[10] "Bugiri District"

IRS Stopped

Five districts had IRS until 2022:

irs_baseline_class[[2]]$district_names

[1] "Kibuku District"   "Otuke District"    "Serere District"  
[4] "Alebtong District" "Lira District"

IRS Started

Ten districts started after 2021. Of these, only Kalaki is not in West Nile Region.

irs_baseline_class[[3]]$district_names

 [1] "Adjumani District"    "Arua District"        "Kalaki District"     
 [4] "Koboko District"      "Madi-Okollo District" "Maracha District"    
 [7] "Moyo District"        "Obongi District"      "Terego District"     
[10] "Yumbe District"

IRS in 2017

irs_baseline_class[[4]]$district_names

 [1] "Agago District"  "Gulu District"   "Kole District"   "Kwania District"
 [5] "Lamwo District"  "Omoro District"  "Oyam District"   "Amuru District" 
 [9] "Kitgum District" "Pader District"