Model-based geostatistics enables more precise estimates of neglected tropical-disease prevalence in elimination settings: mapping trachoma prevalence in Ethiopia

International Journal of Epidemiology 51(2):468–478 (2022)

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Summary. Demonstrates that model-based geostatistical analysis of 3,567 cluster locations across Ethiopia yields trachomatous trichiasis prevalence estimates on average ten times more precise than conventional design-based estimates, with direct implications for targeting elimination interventions.