Model-Based Geostatistical Methods Enable Efficient Design and Analysis of Prevalence Surveys for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases
Clinical Infectious Diseases 72(Suppl 3):S172–S179
Survey design, Soil-transmitted helminths, WHO guidelines, Impact surveys
Authors: Olatunji Johnson; Claudio Fronterre; Benjamin Amoah; Antonio Montresor; Emanuele Giorgi; Nicholas Midzi; Masceline J. Mutsaka-Makuvaza; Ibrahim Kargbo-Labor; Mary H. Hodges; Yaobi Zhang; Collins Okoyo; Charles Mwandawiro; Mark Minnery; Peter J. Diggle
Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(Suppl 3):S172–S179 (2021)
Summary
Shows how MBG-based survey design and analysis can outperform WHO guideline methods, using STH surveys in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe—achieving improved precision with less field effort.
Citation
Johnson O, Fronterre C, Amoah B, et al. (2021). Model-Based Geostatistical Methods Enable Efficient Design and Analysis of Prevalence Surveys… Clin Infect Dis, 72(Suppl 3):S172–S179. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab192