The Mamprobi Survey--a screening survey for cardiovascular disease and risk factors in Africa: methodology and validity

The Mamprobi Survey is a cardiovascular disease prevalence sample survey in an African community in Ghana. This preliminary paper describes its methodology and validity. Response rate corrected for migration from the area was 73%. Subsequent sampling of non-respondents revealed only trivial reasons...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1979, Vol.57 (1), p.81-87
Main Authors: Pole, D, Ikeme, A C, Pobee, J O, Larbi, E, Williams, H, Blankson, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Female
Ghana
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk
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Summary:The Mamprobi Survey is a cardiovascular disease prevalence sample survey in an African community in Ghana. This preliminary paper describes its methodology and validity. Response rate corrected for migration from the area was 73%. Subsequent sampling of non-respondents revealed only trivial reasons for non-attendance and only minor differences in health status, suggesting that estimates of disease prevalence by the survey were likely to be accurate.
ISSN:0042-9686