Estimates of intraclass correlation coefficient and design effect for surveys and cluster randomized trials on injection use in Pakistan and developing countries

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1832-1840

  Janjua, Naveed Zafar ^a,b   Khan, Mohammad Imran ^b   Clemens, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Injection practices; Intraclass correlation coefficients; Pakistan; Research design; Sample size

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION; MALE; PAKISTAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751358426     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01736.x     Document Type: Article

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