Measuring self-reported health in low-income countries: piloting three instruments in semi-rural Burkina Faso

Background: National surveys in low-income countries increasingly rely on self-reported measures of health. The ease, speed, and economy of collecting self-reports of health make such collection attractive for rapid appraisals. However, the interpretation of these measures is complicated since diffe...

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Main Authors: Yulia Blomstedt, Aurélia Souares, Louis Niamba, Ali Sie, Lars Weinehall, Rainer Sauerborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-07-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/8488/pdf_1