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An intuitive sampling framework for setting-specific decision-making in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs

2026-02-14 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundWe recently developed a general egg count framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices to inform soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) control programs. Yet, the interpretation and the application was not always intuitive for program managers. MethodsWe first adapted the existing framework to make the interpretation of risks of incorrect decision making more intuitive and to allow for prior information. Then, we assessed the impact of the allowable risk of incorrect decisi...

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