A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear

To monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK). However, it remains unclear whether these recommendations are sufficient to make adequate decisions about...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2023-06, Vol.17 (6), p.e0011160-e0011160
Main Authors: Kazienga, Adama, Levecke, Bruno, Leta, Gemechu Tadesse, de Vlas, Sake J, Coffeng, Luc E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Chemotherapy
Children
Consent
Control programs
Costs
Decision making
Design
Diagnosis
Disease transmission
Eggs
Environmental DNA
Frameworks
Helminthiasis
Infections
Medicine and Health Sciences
Polls & surveys
Public health
Quality assurance
Quality control
Risk factors
Sampling
Schools
Simulation
Social Sciences
Soils
Survey design
Surveys
Tropical diseases
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Summary:To monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK). However, it remains unclear whether these recommendations are sufficient to make adequate decisions about stopping preventive chemotherapy (PC) (prevalence of infection
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0011160