Understanding the impact of covariates on the classification of implementation units for soil-transmitted helminths control: a case study from Kenya
Puranik A, Diggle P, Odiere M, Gass K, Kepha S, Okoyo C, Mwandawiro C, Wakesho F, Omondi W, Sultani H, Giorgi E. Understanding the impact of covariates on the classification of implementation units for soil-transmitted helminths control: a case study from Kenya. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2024, 24: 294. PMID: 39614175, PMCID: PMC11606136, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-024-02420-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictive inferenceRemotely sensed covariatesSimulation studyModel-based geostatisticsGeostatistical modelImpact of covariatesSpatially referenced covariatesSample sizeModern statistical methodsModel-based geostatistical methodsCross-sectional surveyCovariatesReduced sample sizeClassification of areasPrevalence predictionsInferenceDisease riskMethodsThis studyPrevalenceSub-countyPrevalence levelsImproving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of Schistosomiasis
Coffeng L, Graham M, Browning R, Kura K, Diggle P, Denwood M, Medley G, Anderson R, de Vlas S. Improving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of Schistosomiasis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s153-s159. PMID: 38662699, PMCID: PMC11045014, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Comparison of Markov and Mechanistic Models for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence Projections in the Context of Survey Design
Eyre M, Bulstra C, Johnson O, de Vlas S, Diggle P, Fronterrè C, Coffeng L. A Comparison of Markov and Mechanistic Models for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence Projections in the Context of Survey Design. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s146-s152. PMID: 38662703, PMCID: PMC11045013, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal survey designImpact assessment surveysSurvey designProjected prevalenceGeostatistical methodsPrevalence surveySampling designSchool-aged childrenPreventive chemotherapySoil-transmitted helminthsPrevalence projectionsControl programsWorld Health OrganizationAssessment surveyPrevalence dataSub-Saharan AfricaMechanistic modelTarget of PCSoutheast AsiaHealth OrganizationMechanistic methodsPrevalenceBillion peopleSub-SaharanInadequate sanitation