Table 12

Fur Baranga: GAM point estimates, 95% CIs, LQAS result, estimated time expenditure* and costrequired for data collection, by sampling design

Sampling design
GAM point estimate (95% CI)
GAM LQAS result
Team days required to collect data
Cost for data collection

33 × 6 design
8.1 (3.6, 12.5)
Fail to reject Ho at 10% GAM threshold.
Conclude area requires intervention appropriate for 10% threshold level
8.25
$1232
67 × 3 design
6.5 (3.0, 9.9)
Reject Ho at 10% GAM threshold.
Conclude area has <10% GAM prevalence
11.17
$1630
30 × 30 design
8.6 (6.5, 10.8)
NA
30.00
$4606

*Time expenditure results for Fur Baranga assume 8.5 hour work day.

Estimated cost based on conversion rate of 237 Sudanese Dinars to 1 US Dollar.

Deitchler et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008 5:6   doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-6