Estimation of population coverage for antibiotic distribution for trachoma control: a comparison of methods

International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-189

  Cromwell, Elizabeth A ^a   Ngondi, Jeremiah ^a,b   Gatpan, Gideon ^a   Becknell, Steven ^a   Kur, Lucia ^c   McFarland, Deborah ^d   King, Jonathan D ^a   Emerson, Paul M ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Health   (Sudan)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage survey; mass drug administration; population coverage; SAFE strategy; Southern Sudan; trachoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; INK;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SUDAN; TRACHOMA;

EID: 71949089643     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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