Validez de la cobertura de vacunación reportada en 45 países

Christopher J L Murray1, Bakhuti Shengelia, Neeru Gupta

  • 1Department of Health Service Provision, Evidence and Information for Policy, WHO, 27 Geneva, Switzerland.

Lancet (London, England)
|October 3, 2003
PubMed
Resumen

Los datos oficiales de cobertura de vacunación a menudo exageran las tasas de vacunación contra la difteria, el tétanos y la tos ferina (DTP3) en comparación con las encuestas de hogares. Los cambios en la cobertura DTP3 reportada no reflejan de manera confiable las tendencias reales, lo que cuestiona la validez de los datos para el monitoreo del programa de salud.

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