Asian Journal of Epidemiology1992-14622077-205XAsian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/aje.2009.44.48SimkhadaP. TeijlingenE. van KadelS. StephensJ. SharmaS. SharmaM. 2200922Researchers often rely on census data to provide us
with information for local areas. In a study, we came across major discrepancies
in rural Nepal between the number of women with a child under the age
of two as estimated from the national census and the prevalence rate of
this population in our local in-depth household survey. This study highlights
why census data might not be as reliable as one would hope. In summary,
researchers using census data in developing countries should include an
element of quality control of the national dataset. We advise researchers
to conduct a small survey from a random sample to provide an estimate
of the likely population in the area under study.]]>Bhattarai, P.,20052005Boerma, J.T. and S.K. Stansfield,2007369779786Central Bureau of Statistics,2001Devkota, B. and E. van Teijlingen,200732123DHS.,20072007Hakim, C.,1997King, G., C.J.L. Murray, J.A. Salomon and A. Tandon,200498191207Kollmair, M., S. Manandhar, B. Subedi and S. Thieme,20063151160Ministry of Health Nepal, New ERA, ORC Macro,20022002Sen, A.,2002324860861Stanton, C., D. Dubourg, V. De Brouwere, M. Pujades and C. Ronsmans,200583449455WHO.,200583561640