PMID- 22884927
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130130
LR  - 20120910
IS  - 1878-3503 (Electronic)
IS  - 0035-9203 (Linking)
VI  - 106
IP  - 10
DP  - 2012 Oct
TI  - Methods for estimating population coverage of mass distribution programmes: a 
      review of practices in relation to trachoma control.
PG  - 588-95
LID - 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.07.011 [doi]
AB  - In the context of trachoma control, population coverage with mass drug 
      administration (MDA) using antibiotics is measured using routine data. Due to the 
      limitations of administrative records as well as the potential for bias from 
      incomplete or incorrect records, a literature review of coverage survey methods 
      applied in neglected tropical disease control programmes and immunisation 
      outreach was conducted to inform the design of coverage surveys for trachoma 
      control. Several methods were identified, including the '30 x 7' survey method 
      for the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI 30x7), other cluster random 
      sampling (CRS) methods, lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS), purposive sampling 
      and routine data. When compared against one another, the EPI and other CRS 
      methods produced similar population coverage estimates, whilst LQAS, purposive 
      sampling and use of administrative data did not generate estimates consistent 
      with CRS. In conclusion, CRS methods present a consistent approach for MDA 
      coverage surveys despite different methods of household selection. They merit use 
      until standard guidelines are available. CRS methods should be used to verify 
      population coverage derived from LQAS, purposive sampling methods and 
      administrative reports.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by 
      Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Cromwell, Elizabeth A
AU  - Cromwell EA
AD  - The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
FAU - Ngondi, Jeremiah
AU  - Ngondi J
FAU - McFarland, Deborah
AU  - McFarland D
FAU - King, Jonathan D
AU  - King JD
FAU - Emerson, Paul M
AU  - Emerson PM
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
DEP - 20120809
PL  - England
TA  - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
JT  - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JID - 7506129
RN  - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anti-Bacterial Agents/*administration & dosage
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lot Quality Assurance Sampling
MH  - Male
MH  - Neglected Diseases/drug therapy/epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Population Surveillance
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Quality Assurance, Health Care
MH  - Trachoma/drug therapy/*epidemiology/prevention & control
EDAT- 2012/08/14 06:00
MHDA- 2013/01/31 06:00
CRDT- 2012/08/14 06:00
PHST- 2011/07/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/07/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/07/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/08/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/08/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/01/31 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0035-9203(12)00153-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.07.011 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Oct;106(10):588-95. doi: 
      10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.07.011. Epub 2012 Aug 9.