Measuring coverage in MNCH: a prospective validation study in Pakistan and Bangladesh on measuring correct treatment of childhood pneumonia.

Measuring coverage in MNCH: a prospective validation study in Pakistan and Bangladesh on measuring correct treatment of childhood pneumonia.

Antibiotic treatment for pneumonia as measured by Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) is a key indicator for tracking progress in achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. Concerns about the validity of this indicator led us to perform an evaluation in u...

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Main Authors: Tabish Hazir, Khadija Begum, Shams El Arifeen, Amira M Khan, M Hamidul Huque, Narjis Kazmi, Sushmita Roy, Saleem Abbasi, Qazi Sadeq-Ur Rahman, Evropi Theodoratou, Mahmuda Shayema Khorshed, Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Sanwarul Bari, M Mahfuzul Islam Kaiser, Samir K Saha, A S M Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, Igor Rudan, Jennifer Bryce, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Harry Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646205?pdf=render

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