It is often used in areas that do not correspond to official reporting sites, such as urban slums. This type of survey measures whether the level of vaccination coverage in each lot (cluster) has reached a predetermined level. Unlike WHO's 30 cluster sampling, LQAS helps identify the low performing clusters. For more information, refer to Monitoring Immunization Services Using the Lot Quality Technique (WHO).
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