Keyword: Sampling methodology
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This article proposes a practical method for estimating mortality in emergencies which includes a stepby- step guide to calculations and summarises the outcome of a field test carried out by Save the Children UK in Sudan early this year.
Issue 17, November 2002 (page 13)
This article highlights the potential benefit, resource needs and constraints of applying Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis to a conventional nutritional survey dataset in a developing country or an emergency context.
Issue 26, November 2005 (page 30)
In this article we will explore the use of capturerecapture techniques to estimate the sensitivity (also called exhaustivity) of two case-finding methods. The sensitivity of a case-finding method is a measure of how well the method performs at finding cases.
Issue 27, March 2006 (page 13)
Summary of published research.
Issue 31, September 2007 (page 5)
Acción contra el Hambre España (ACFE) has been working in Gao and Kidal, two regions in northern Mali, since 1996.
Issue 33, June 2008 (page 15)
This article describes a new survey method for assessing acute malnutrition in nomadic pastoralist populations, including a case study from Mali.
Issue 35, March 2009 (page 31)
The CSAS coverage survey method is new and much remains to be learned from field application of the method, particularly in confused terrain, such as that described in the current article, as well as in urban settings.
Issue 27, March 2006 (page 31)
Summary of proceedings of meeting.
Issue 19, July 2003 (page 27)
Note This article was already published in Field Exchange 13, unfortunately due to a printing problem, the end of the article flowed off the page. Therefore we reproduce the full text of the article here. We apologise for the error.
Issue 14, November 2001 (page 28)
On October 8, 2005 a strong earthquake - said to be the most powerful in the region in 500 years - hit the northeastern part of Pakistan. The result was massive destruction and catastrophic mortality, primarily in the upper Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and in Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK).
Issue 28, July 2006 (page 26)
Having spent the last few years working as a field nutritionist with an NGO and with a background in paediatric dietetics, the opportunity to carry out some infant feeding research was my picture of the perfect job.
Issue 9, March 2000 (page 12)