Comparison of two survey methodologies to assess vaccination coverage

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 633-641

  Luman, Elizabeth T ^a   Worku, Alemayehu ^b   Berhane, Yemane ^b,d   Martin, Rebecca ^a,c,e   Cairns, Lisa ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

EPI cluster survey; Ethiopia; Measles; Routine vaccinations; Sampling methodology; Sytematic random sampling; Vaccination coverage survey

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; SAMPLING; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES VACCINATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547830381     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym025     Document Type: Article

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