Comparison of administrative and survey data for estimating vitamin A supplementation and deworming coverage of children under five years of age in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 822-829

  Janmohamed, Amynah ^a   Doledec, David ^b  

^a Independent Consultant   (Canada)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

coverage; deworming; Sub Saharan Africa; survey; under fives; vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; MODEL VALIDATION; VITAMIN;

ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS (HEALTH CARE); ANTIHELMINTHIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CAMEROON; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; GROUPS BY AGE; GUINEA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOZAMBIQUE; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; TANZANIA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 85019720871     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12883     Document Type: Article

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