IJE Advance Access originally published online on February 15, 2006
International Journal of Epidemiology 2006 35(3):751-755; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl019
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Optimization of household survey sampling without sample frames
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
* Corresponding author. E-mail: kristof.bostoen{at}lshtm.ac.uk
There are a few sampling methods available to survey households in situations where sample frames are either unavailable or are unreliable. The most popular of these methods is the expanded programme of immunization (EPI) sampling method, which has been used in low-income countries. The purpose of this paper is to explain how mathematical programming can be used to optimize EPI and other household survey sampling methods in these situations.
Keywords Expanded program for immunization, survey methods, household sampling, mathematical programming
Accepted 24 January 2006