Measuring treatment coverage for neglected tropical disease control programs: Analysis of a survey design

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 268-275

  Baker, Margaret C ^a   Krotki, Karol ^b   Sankara, Dieudonne P ^b   Trofimovich, Lily ^b   Zoerhoff, Kathryn L ^b   Courtney, Lauren ^b   Chowdhury, Dhuly ^b   Linehan, Mary ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

coverage survey; design effect; monitoring and evaluation; neglected tropical diseases

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AZITHROMYCIN; IVERMECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; TETRACYCLINE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; GUIDELINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; SURVEY DESIGN;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TROPICAL DISEASE; UGANDA; VALIDATION STUDY;

COVERAGE SURVEY; DESIGN EFFECT; MONITORING AND EVALUATION; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES;

BURKINA FASO; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEGLECTED DISEASES; NIGER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES; UGANDA;

BURKINA FASO; GHANA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; UGANDA;

EID: 84880547807     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws468     Document Type: Article

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