Lot quality assurance sampling for coverage evaluation of a new vaccine: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, vaccine-preventable diseases have been a significant cause of mortality in the under-5 age group. To reduce the disease burden, new vaccines are being introduced in every country's immunization programmes. For this to happen, high vaccination coverage is necessary. However, rapidly identifying the areas that fail to reach the expected coverage becomes cumbersome. During recent years, lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) has been widely used in evaluating immunization coverage across the globe. The present study aims to pilot this approach for field monitoring of a new vaccine against routine concurrent field monitoring in one of the North-Eastern states of India.

Methodology

For LQAS, a community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken among 55 chil

SUBMITTER: Hora R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11570966 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature