Session: Meeting the Challenge of the Double Burden of Disease in Less Developed Countries: New Methods for Health Examination Surveys

5078.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Meeting the Challenge of the Double Burden of Disease in Less Developed Countries: New Methods for Health Examination Surveys

Developing countries are facing a double burden of disease. Nutritional deficiencies and infectious diseases continue at high levels. Disabilities and chronic diseases, usually associated with highly developed economies, have grown to epidemic proportion in many less developed countries. These new challenges require development of appropriate methodologies to monitor national health in these countries. The health examination survey (using interviews and biomarkers) has emerged as an appropriate method for a wide range of countries. This session will review current developments in methods (statistical issues, survey methods, laboratory issues, ethical considerations) for health examination surveys, with particular attention to their use in developing countries.

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.

Learning Objectives: Describe developments in sampling, statistical, and laboratory methods, as well as important ethical considerations, pertinent to the planning and execution of health examination surveys, particularly involving biomarkers, in developing countries.

Presider(s):

Greg Pappas, MD, PhD

Organizer(s):

Greg Pappas, MD, PhD

8:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:35 AM

Sampling and statistical issues for Health Examination Surveys in less developed countries
Wilbur G. Hadden, PhD

8:49 AM

DHS+: Building the "H" in the Demographic and Health Survey
Almaz Sharman, MD, PhD

9:03 AM

New laboratory technologies for health exam surveys
Jasbir Saggu, MA