PMID- 20167732
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100614
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1472-3263 (Electronic)
IS  - 1368-4973 (Print)
IS  - 1368-4973 (Linking)
VI  - 86 Suppl 1
IP  - Suppl_1
DP  - 2010 Feb
TI  - Lot quality assurance sampling for monitoring coverage and quality of a targeted 
      condom social marketing programme in traditional and non-traditional outlets in 
      India.
PG  - i56-61
LID - 10.1136/sti.2009.038356 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: This study reports on the results of a large-scale targeted condom 
      social marketing campaign in and around areas where female sex workers are 
      present. The paper also describes the method that was used for the routine 
      monitoring of condom availability in these sites. METHODS: The lot quality 
      assurance sampling (LQAS) method was used for the assessment of the geographical 
      coverage and quality of coverage of condoms in target areas in four states and 
      along selected national highways in India, as part of Avahan, the India AIDS 
      initiative. RESULTS: A significant general increase in condom availability was 
      observed in the intervention area between 2005 and 2008. High coverage rates were 
      gradually achieved through an extensive network of pharmacies and particularly of 
      non-traditional outlets, whereas traditional outlets were instrumental in 
      providing large volumes of condoms. CONCLUSION: LQAS is seen as a valuable tool 
      for the routine monitoring of the geographical coverage and of the quality of 
      delivery systems of condoms and of health products and services in general. With 
      a relatively small sample size, easy data collection procedures and simple 
      analytical methods, it was possible to inform decision-makers regularly on 
      progress towards coverage targets.
FAU - Piot, Bram
AU  - Piot B
AD  - Population Services International, Research & Metrics Department, Washington, DC, 
      USA.
FAU - Mukherjee, Amajit
AU  - Mukherjee A
FAU - Navin, Deepa
AU  - Navin D
FAU - Krishnan, Nattu
AU  - Krishnan N
FAU - Bhardwaj, Ashish
AU  - Bhardwaj A
FAU - Sharma, Vivek
AU  - Sharma V
FAU - Marjara, Pritpal
AU  - Marjara P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Sex Transm Infect
JT  - Sexually transmitted infections
JID - 9805554
SB  - IM
CIN - 038323
CIN - 038364
CIN - 038398
CIN - 038497
CIN - 038513
CIN - 038547
CIN - 038653
CIN - 038760
CIN - 038802
CIN - 038950
CIN - 039115
CIN - 039255
CIN - 039263
CIN - 039289
CIN - 039297
CIN - 040170
CIN - 040428
MH  - Commerce/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Condoms/statistics & numerical data/*supply & distribution
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/*prevention & control/transmission
MH  - Health Promotion/methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - India
MH  - Lot Quality Assurance Sampling/methods
MH  - Male
MH  - Program Evaluation/methods
MH  - Sex Work/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Social Marketing
PMC - PMC3252603
COIS- Competing interests: None.
EDAT- 2010/03/05 06:00
MHDA- 2010/06/15 06:00
PMCR- 2010/02/24
CRDT- 2010/02/20 06:00
PHST- 2010/02/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/03/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/06/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2010/02/24 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 86/Suppl_1/i56 [pii]
AID - sti038356 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/sti.2009.038356 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sex Transm Infect. 2010 Feb;86 Suppl 1(Suppl_1):i56-61. doi: 
      10.1136/sti.2009.038356.