A protocol for a multi-site, spatially-referenced household survey in slum settings: methods for access, sampling frame construction, sampling, and field data collection

Abstract Background Household surveys are a key epidemiological, medical, and social research method. In poor urban environments, such as slums, censuses can often be out-of-date or fail to record transient residents, maps may be incomplete, and access to sites can be limit, all of which prohibits o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Improving Health in Slums Collaborative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0732-x