Lqas is a rapid classification technique used by district managers to determine whether a blockchc. Lqas survey and health facility assessment data at lower local government to ensure continuity even after the project lifetime. An application of lclqas methodology in the national. We conducted a secondary data analysis of information collected during medairs. Researchers around the world are using lqas techniques to assess public health parameters and evaluate program outcomes. Lot quality assurance sampling lqas is a quality control survey methodology, originated from the manufacturing industry, which has also been used to evaluate health services. A field of applied statistics of human research surveys, survey methodology studies the sampling of individual units from a population and associated techniques of survey data collection, such as questionnaire construction and methods for improving the number and accuracy of responses to surveys. Increasing use of community lqas survey and health. A brief overview of lot quality assurance sampling lqas. Binary or twotier classification the differences between how the simplified lqas classification technique is used in squeac and sleac are. It will be less expensive than carrying out several 30cluster surveys within the project area. Coordinate with decentralised monitoringlqas synchronisation with chd to catch uncovered children implementing corrective measures. Lot quality assurance sampling lqas and the mozambique.
The sample of telephone numbers for the survey is obtained from survey sampling international, llc. A crosssectional survey was conducted in five states that conducted the llin replacement campaign using the lots quality assurance survey lqas tool developed by the world health organization. Incorporating bayesian ideas into lqas survey design, such as using reasonableprior beliefs about the distribution of an indicator, can improve the selection of design parametersand decision rules. Lot quality assurance sampling to monitor supplemental. The utilization of lot quality assurance sampling lqas methodology, developed in industry for quality control, makes it possible to use small sample sizes when conducting surveys in small. Follows the latest best practices in the field provides more guidance on survey teams training, such as interpreting the standardisation test report to better prepare enumerators and assign roles more effectively features the full chapter on the plausibility check for anthropometry and mortality and demography, providing. Samson kironde, katrina kruhm uphold the uganda program for human and holistic development uphold is a fiveyear program designed to. This training package focuses on a sample survey methodology lot quality assurance sampling lqasthat focuses on giving program managers the information they need to set program baselines and targets, direct resources, and discover the source of problems. A brief overview of lot quality assurance sampling lqas and.
Principles of survey methodology ucla labor center. Uphold lqas final report 2004 recommended citation. Lqas has attracted attention of program managers for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of large campaigns programs including national programs 4, it is imperative that lqas as a survey method be given its due academic. The development of lqas sops involved a number of activities including.
Incorporating bayesian ideas into lqas survey design, such as using reasonableprior beliefs about the distribution of an indicator, can improve the. The fact sheet describes how the rapid, populationbased surveying and analysis method was used in the countries. In november 2009, this adjusted version of lqas was piloted in 5 highrisk northern states with the following methodology. Strengthening lot quality assurance sampling lqas in odisha. Assessing vaccination coverage levels using clustered lot. Subunits of a population lots are accepted or rejected according to the number of failures in a random sample n of a given lot. The elon university poll is conducted using a stratified random sample of households with telephones in the population of interest in this case, citizens in north carolina. Lot quality assurance sampling lqas is a rapid method to assess the quality of vaccination survey coverage following immunization supplementary activities sia in predefined areas such as a health district known as lots, using a small sample size. The lqas questionnaires were administered to households. Following standard lqas survey methodology and discussions with lakes state moh, the idp settlement area was subdivided into six nonoverlapping supervision areas sa, each corresponding to a zone under a paramount chief, and used for planning health care.
Lot quality assurance sampling lqas is a random sampling methodology, originally developed in the 1920s as a method of quality control in industrial production. Nov 01, 2014 in november 2009, this adjusted version of lqas was piloted in 5 highrisk northern states with the following methodology. In addition to surveys identified through these sources, lists of references in published papers and reports were used to identify other relevant publications. Why it matters prior to the use of the lot quality assurance sampling lqas survey methodology, health data collection in uganda was largely centralized and it was difficult to obtain data for deci. Joseph mabirizi, nosa orobaton, patricia david, xavier nsabagasani.
Follows the latest best practices in the field provides more guidance on survey teams training, such as interpreting the standardisation test report to better prepare enumerators and assign roles more effectively. Content context and justification objectives methodology key results conclusions and recommendations. Registration of refugees was provided by the united nations refugee agency. Survey methodology includes instruments or procedures that ask one or more. The use of a lot quality assurance sampling methodology to. Moreover, little attempt was made in that study to analyse data at the sa level, a key feature of lqas methodology.
At the end of section 3, the reader will be able to. Validation study of lqas2 in uttar pradesh behavior. The administrative units are selected in such a way that they provide meaningful. This training package focuses on a sample survey methodologylot quality assurance sampling lqasthat focuses on giving program managers the information they need to set program baselines and targets, direct resources, and discover the source of problems. In each lot, the sample determines whether coverage by a health intervention reaches a specific target by using a statistically determined decision rule. Smart and rapid smart methodology smart methodology. The survey is then constructed to test this model against observations of the phenomena. Lqas is a householdbased survey lqas reflects the coverage level of children who are at home at the time of the survey. Numat employed the lqas methodology to measure populationbased indicators of knowledge, attitudes, accessibility and utilization of services in all nine districts. Monitoring health interventions whos afraid of lqas. Review of lot quality assurance sampling, methodology and its. Table 1 summarizes data trends from2009 to 20 on key assessed indicators table 1. Validation study of lqas2 in uttar pradesh behavior change. However, in lqas 2 the each crdi swapped their survey area with crdi of her neighboring block so that they can administer the survey with less reporting bias.
Lot quality assurance sampling lqas technique for monitoring the performance data of key malaria indicators at district and blockchc levelsince 2009 in order to ensure and enhance the quality intervention. Surveys are capable of obtaining information from large samples of the population. We conducted a secondary data analysis of information collected during medairs routine program management. A target sample size for sleac surveys is decided in advance of datacollection. Sep 30, 2019 other rapid survey methods include lot quality assurance sampling lqas method and 100 household survey method. In may 20 we conducted an lqas survey in batil refugee camp, south sudan, which at the time housed approximately 38,000 refugees from sudan.
Defined the term survey, including the characteristics of types of surveys this class will focus on distinction between polls and surveys discussed the basic steps in conducting a rigorous research survey considerations when choosing a survey mode in various ways, choice likely to affect survey. The document, entitled implementation of maternal and child health outcome surveys using lqas, describes how the rapid, populationbased surveying and analysis method was used in these. Details on the survey methodology and specifics on all of the findings can be found in the main body and appendices of this report. However, in lqas2 the each crdi swapped their survey area with crdi of her neighboring block so that they can administer the survey with less reporting bias.
Using a simple survey method to scale up evidencebased decision making at the district level. This was conducted in 2006 as a baseline and repeated in 2008 to monitor the indicators progress and trends. Lot quality assurance sampling is sometimes also called as acceptance sampling, as we generally select administrative units which isare accepted or rejected based on their performance in lqas against a predetermined acceptable cut off value. A concise summary of implementing lot quality assurance sampling lqas in maternal and child health surveying in kenya and liberia is now available. Simplified lot quality assurance sampling evaluation of.
Lqas is a simple random sampling methodology originally developed in the 1920s to control the quality of output in industrial production processes. Organizations working in conflictaffected areas have a need to monitor and evaluate their programs, however this is often difficult due to the logistical challenges of conflict areas. Lqas household survey awerial idp settlement 2014 lakes state. Experts in the area of survey methodology and nongovernmental agencies interested in this topic were requested to provide information on lqas surveys from published and unpublished reports. Finally the epi cluster survey methodology, based on a much larger clustersample, should be used if users want to estimate vaccination coverage with a 95% confidence interval rather than having the classification obtained with lqas 1. Explain how the clustersampling method was adapted for the kpc survey, from the epi 30cluster sampling method. Review of lot quality assurance sampling, methodology and. Lqas provide a classification of sia quality, but it does not give us the point estimate of coverage.
Lots quality assurance survey lqas as a strategy to. In this article the practical ap plications of lqas techniques in health surveys in. Lot quality assurance sampling lqas is used to measure results at a local level, since it requires small random. We will stress how these two perspectives affect methodological and sampling issues throughout our discussion. Compared to similar sampling techniques like stratified and cluster sampling, lqas provides less information but often requires substantially smaller sample sizes. A kpc survey can take place at three points in the life of a project. Among these, lot quality assurance sampling loas has been proposed as a useful methodology for monitoring health pro gramme performance at both health centre or com munity level 2, 3. The sleac survey sample is designed to represent the entire program area. Facts about lot quality assurance sampling measure evaluation. Some basic background on populationbased surveys and the use of lqas. Describe what the design effect def in cluster sampling is, and its importance for program evaluation. Increasing use of community lqas survey and health facility. Pinsonneault and kraemer 1993 defined a survey as a means for.
People may be more willing to answer your questions if they know why you are doing the survey ask a few easy questions in the beginning, to get people started place overly personal or potentially embarrassing questions at the end of the survey. Lqas is a tool for managers to help them improve overall program performance. The project built capacity of eight district supervisors to analyze, interpret and use lqas and hfa results to guide health service planning and delivery using the dsquare model. Dhs for international comparisons and benchmarking, lqas for intranational comparisons. Lot quality assurance sampling lqas is used to measure results at a local level, since it requires small random samples and produces results useful to local managers. Results feedback to communes deepen analysis of causes of bottlenecks implement corrective measures conduct second lqas in november 2016. The following table offers some advantages and disadvantages of 30 cluster and lqas methodologies. Facts about lot quality assurance sampling measure. Dhs and lqas differ in structure because they serve different purposes.