Table 5 Required sample sizes and corresponding PFFI classifications

From: Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

Focus (transmission status)

Site

Year

Survey sample size

Required sample size

Probability of null hypothesis, P0

Probability of alternative hypothesis, Pa

Confidence of freedom

Classificationa

Mt. Elgon (status: interrupted)

Buriri

2011

63

93

0.031

0.992

0.969

Y

Madi Mid North (status: ongoing)

Andra

2004

101

401

0.961

0.049

0.039

N

Madulu

2004

99

359

0.044

0.972

0.956

Y

Masaloa

2004

129

889

0.048

0.959

0.952

Y

  1. aN not free from infection, Y free from infection