A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear.
Adama KaziengaBruno LeveckeGemechu Tadesse LetaSake J de VlasLuc E CoffengPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)
KK is valuable for monitoring and evaluation of STH control programs, though we recommend deploying a duplicate KK on a single stool sample to stop PC, and a single KK to declare the elimination of STH as a public health problem.