Less is more: Developing an approach for assessing clustering at the lower administrative boundaries that increases the yield of active screening for leprosy in Bihar, India.
Nimer Ortuno GutierrezPin-Wei ShihAashish WaghShivakumar MugudalabettaBijoy PandeyBouke C de JongJan Hendrik RichardusEpco HaskerPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
We found a high yield of active household contact screening. Our tools for identifying high-incidence hamlets appear effective. Focusing labour-intensive interventions such as door-to-door screening on such hamlets could increase efficiency.