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. 2007 Mar;25(1):37–46.

Table 5.

Proportion of areas classified as inadequate based on 19 samples in the LQAS method and data from HDSS

Method No. of areas Proportion inadequate
DPT: 65–95% Measles: 60–90% BCG: 65–95% CPR: 50–80%
LQAS 57 0.00 (0) 0.09 (5) 0.00 (0) 0.05 (3)
HDSS 57 0.04 (2) 0.02 (1) 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0)
Sample size 19 19 19 19
Statistics
  Z 0.86 1.23 Not done 1.11
  p 0.39 0.22 - 0.27

Figures in parentheses indicate the number of inadequately-performing areas

CPR=Contraceptive prevalence rate;

HDSS=Health and demographic surveillance system;

LQAS=Lot quality assurance sampling