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Overestimation of Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage from District Tally Sheets Demonstrates Importance of Population-Based Surveys for Program Improvement: Lessons from Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Tanzania has conducted a national twice-yearly Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) campaign since 2001. Administrative coverage rates based on tally sheets consistently report >90% coverage; however the accuracy of these rates are uncertain due to potential errors in tally sheets and thei...

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Autores principales: Nyhus Dhillon, Christina, Subramaniam, Hamsa, Mulokozi, Generose, Rambeloson, Zo, Klemm, Rolf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23536804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058629