CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION

CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION

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Evidence provided from studies in Iran points to a possible bias in application of the standard EPI cluster sampling procedure, When carried out in populations with highly variant birth rates, tends to over-represent the low birth rate, i.e. higher socio-economic, strata, and if the entity under stu...

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Main Authors: K. Nasseri, K. Mohammad, M. Khoshgam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1989-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Rapid epidemiological methods
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1636
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spelling doaj-d6f2ee4018af4a739911ca3ac957bd4b2020-12-02T18:51:57ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931989-12-01181-4CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION K. Nasseri0 K. Mohammad1 M. Khoshgam2 Evidence provided from studies in Iran points to a possible bias in application of the standard EPI cluster sampling procedure, When carried out in populations with highly variant birth rates, tends to over-represent the low birth rate, i.e. higher socio-economic, strata, and if the entity under study shows significant socio-economic gradient, then the estimates arrived at by this method might be highly biased. Some alternatives have been mentioned. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1636Rapid epidemiological methods
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author K. Nasseri
K. Mohammad
M. Khoshgam
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K. Mohammad
M. Khoshgam
CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Rapid epidemiological methods
author_facet K. Nasseri
K. Mohammad
M. Khoshgam
author_sort K. Nasseri
title CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION
title_short CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION
title_full CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION
title_fullStr CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION
title_full_unstemmed CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION
title_sort cluster sampling for determination of immunization coverage: a limitation
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 1989-12-01
description Evidence provided from studies in Iran points to a possible bias in application of the standard EPI cluster sampling procedure, When carried out in populations with highly variant birth rates, tends to over-represent the low birth rate, i.e. higher socio-economic, strata, and if the entity under study shows significant socio-economic gradient, then the estimates arrived at by this method might be highly biased. Some alternatives have been mentioned.
topic Rapid epidemiological methods
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1636
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