Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Total Survey Error and the Interpretation of Intervention Coverage Estimates from Household Surveys

Thomas P. Eisele; Dale A. Rhoda; Felicity T. Cutts; Joseph Keating; Ruilin Ren; Aluisio J. D. Barros; Fred Arnold

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001386

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Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Total Survey Error and the Interpretation of Intervention Coverage Estimates from Household Surveys

Thomas P. Eisele ,

* E-mail: teisele@tulane.edu

Affiliation Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Dale A. Rhoda,

Affiliation Center for Analytics and Public Health, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Felicity T. Cutts,

Affiliation Independent consultant, La Londe les Maures, France
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Joseph Keating,

Affiliation Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Ruilin Ren,

Affiliation Demographic and Health Surveys, ICF International, Calverton, Maryland, United States of America
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Aluisio J. D. Barros,

Affiliation Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Fred Arnold

Affiliation Demographic and Health Surveys, ICF International, Calverton, Maryland, United States of America
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Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Total Survey Error and the Interpretation of Intervention Coverage Estimates from Household Surveys

Thomas P. Eisele,
Dale A. Rhoda,
Felicity T. Cutts,
Joseph Keating,
Ruilin Ren,
Aluisio J. D. Barros,
Fred Arnold

Published: May 7, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001386

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