Category Archives: Validation

Women’s recall of maternal and newborn interventions received in the postnatal period: a validity study in Kenya and Swaziland

Authors: Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Charlotte E Warren, and Brian Mdawida

Can surveys of women accurately track indicators of maternal and newborn care? A validity and reliability study in Kenya

Authors: Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Charlotte E Warren, James Kimani, Brian Mdawida, Charity Ndwidga

Concordance between GPS-based smartphone app for continuous location tracking and mother’s recall of care-seeking for child illness in India

Authors: Siddhivinayak Hirve, Andrew Marsh, Pallavi Lele, Uddhavi Chavan, Tathagata Bhattacharjee, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, and Sanjay Juvekar

A prospective validation study in South-West Nigeria on caregiver report of childhood pneumonia and antibiotic treatment using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) questions

Authors: Adejumoke I Ayede, Amir Kirolos, Kayode R Fowobaje, Linda J Williams, Ayobami A Bakare, Oladapo B Oyewole, Oluwaseun B Olorunfemi, Oluwaseun Kuna, Nkechi T Iwuala, Abolanle Oguntoye, Simeon O Kusoro, Mofeyisade E Okunlola, Shamim A Qazi, Harish Nair, Adegoke G Falade, and Harry Campbell

Validation studies for population-based intervention coverage indicators: design, analysis, and interpretation

Authors: Melinda K Munos, Ann K Blanc, Emily D Carter, Thomas P Eisele, Steve Gesuale, Joanne Katz, Tanya Marchant, Cynthia K Stanton, Harry Campbell, and the Improving Coverage Measurement Group

Validating women’s reports of antenatal and postnatal care received in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Kenya

Authors: Katharine J McCarthy,  Ann K Blanc,  Charlotte Warren,  Ashish Bajracharya,  Benjamin Bellows