Active and adaptive case finding to estimate therapeutic program coverage for severe acute malnutrition: a capture-recapture study

Active and adaptive case finding to estimate therapeutic program coverage for severe acute malnutrition: a capture-recapture study

Abstract Background Coverage is an important indicator to assess both the performance and effectiveness of public health programs. Recommended methods for coverage estimation for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) can involve active and adaptive case finding (AACF), an informant-driven...

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Main Authors: Sheila Isanaka, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Halidou Salou, Fatou Berthé, Rebecca F. Grais, Ben G. S. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Active and adaptive
Case finding
Capture recapture
Coverage
Severe acute malnutrition
SQUEAC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4791-9

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