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National Assessment of Data Quality and Associated Systems-Level Factors in Malawi

Richael O'Hagan, Melissa A Marx, Karen E Finnegan, Patrick Naphini, Kumbukani Ng'ambi, Kingsley Laija, Emily Wilson, Lois Park, Sautso Wachepa, Joseph Smith, Lewis Gombwa, Amos Misomali, Tiope Mleme and Simeon Yosefe
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):367-381; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00177
Richael O'Hagan
aDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Melissa A Marx
aDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Karen E Finnegan
aDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Patrick Naphini
bCentral Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Kumbukani Ng'ambi
cMinistry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Kingsley Laija
dNational Statistical Office, Zomba, Malawi.
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Emily Wilson
aDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Lois Park
aDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Sautso Wachepa
dNational Statistical Office, Zomba, Malawi.
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Joseph Smith
dNational Statistical Office, Zomba, Malawi.
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Lewis Gombwa
dNational Statistical Office, Zomba, Malawi.
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Amos Misomali
aDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Tiope Mleme
dNational Statistical Office, Zomba, Malawi.
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Simeon Yosefe
bCentral Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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National Assessment of Data Quality and Associated Systems-Level Factors in Malawi
Richael O'Hagan, Melissa A Marx, Karen E Finnegan, Patrick Naphini, Kumbukani Ng'ambi, Kingsley Laija, Emily Wilson, Lois Park, Sautso Wachepa, Joseph Smith, Lewis Gombwa, Amos Misomali, Tiope Mleme, Simeon Yosefe
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Richael O'Hagan, Melissa A Marx, Karen E Finnegan, Patrick Naphini, Kumbukani Ng'ambi, Kingsley Laija, Emily Wilson, Lois Park, Sautso Wachepa, Joseph Smith, Lewis Gombwa, Amos Misomali, Tiope Mleme, Simeon Yosefe
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