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What is Sampling method used in assessing immunization status of children under immunization programme is - and explain in detail?
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Cluster sampling Important facts of cluster random sampling (CRS)o Cluster sampling is used in India to evaluate immunization coverage.o WHO used 39 x 7 technique (total = 210 children) for cluster sampling in which there are 30 clusters, each containing 7 children who are 12 - 23 months old and are completely immunized for primary immunization (till measles vaccine at 9 month)o Clusters are heterogenous within themselves but homogeneous with respect to each othero Main objective of cluster sampling is to reduce costs by increasing sampling efficiency; in contrast to stratified sampling where; the main objective is to increase precision.o Cluster sampling is quiet accurate with low error rate of only +- 5%.o Cluster sampling can also calculate sampling interval.o The main limitation of cluster sampling is that cluster cannot be compared with each other.