Assessing tuberculosis prevalence through population-based surveys.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tuberculosis.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication provides countries with practical guidelines for planning population-based surveys to estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) at a national level. TB prevalence surveys yield useful information in areas where notification data obtained through routine surveillance are incomplete, or of unproven accuracy, and in areas with an estimated TB prevalence of more than 100 per 100 000. These surveys are used to evaluate the performance of the TB program, and to assess trends over time. To achieve this objective, data are collected through standards methods in a well-defined study

Contents:

COVER; COPYRIGHT; Acknowledgements; Errata; Contents; Executive Summary; Annexes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

92-9061-466-8

OCLC:

700687094