Comparing the performance of cluster random sampling and integrated threshold mapping for targeting trachoma control, using computer simulation.

• Main Authors: Jennifer L Smith (Author), Hugh J W Sturrock (Author), Casey Olives (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Simon J Brooker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Implementation of trachoma control strategies requires reliable district-level estimates of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF), generally collected using the recommended gold-standard cluster randomized surveys (CRS). Integrated Threshold Mapping (ITM) has been...