| Tuberculosis Prevalence Surveys: A Handbook Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241548169 ISBN-13: 9789241548168 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Forensic Medicine |
| Dewey: 614.542 |
| LCCN: 2011464545 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.1" W x 9.3" (1.90 lbs) 305 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first edition of this book Assessing Tuberculosis Prevalence Through Population-Based Surveys was published by the World Health Organization in 2007. Its aim was to provide guidance to countries about how to estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease through population-based surveys. Designed for TB experts, survey investigators, researchers and advisers at national and international levels, the "red book" (as it soon came to be known) explained the core survey methods, including calculation of sample sizes, strategies for screening and diagnosis, case definitions, field operations, and how to analyse and report results. This second (lime) edition will help users to justify, design, fund, implement and analyze a high-quality national TB prevalence survey; to repeat surveys that allow comparisons with earlier surveys; to maximize the value of the data collected during surveys; and to ensure standardization of methods across multiple surveys in more than 20 countries in WHO s African, Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |