Review of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling, Methodology and its Application in Public Health

Authors

  • Rama Shankar Rath All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Hariom Kumar Solanki Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v9i3.24507

Keywords:

rapid assessment, epidemiological method, LQAS, Monitoring and Evaluation

Abstract

Rapid collection of data is of utmost importance in monitoring and evaluation of activities of public health importance. Among others techniques, 30 by 7 cluster sampling and Lot quality assurance sampling(LQAS) methods have been described in literature for this purpose. However, LQAS is often sparingly used in most settings, undermining its importance as a effective epidemiological tool in public health practice. To some extent LQAS is inadequately understood and even less emphasized method, especially in the postgraduate teaching and training. In this paper we aim to explain the use, method and application of LQAS in public health settings as well as discuss common pitfalls to avoid while planning and drawing inferences based on data collected through LQAS.

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Author Biographies

Rama Shankar Rath, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine

Hariom Kumar Solanki, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

 

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Published

2019-09-26

How to Cite

Rath, R. S., & Solanki, H. K. (2019). Review of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling, Methodology and its Application in Public Health. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 9(3), 781–787. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v9i3.24507

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Short Communications

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