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The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program: Geospatial Sampling Frames for Household-based Studies: Lessons Learned From a Multicountry Surveillance Network in Senegal, South Africa, and Sudan.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Robust household sampling, commonly applied for population-based investigations, requires sampling frames or household lists to minimize selection bias. We have applied Google Earth Pro satellite imagery to constitute structure-based sampling frames at sites in Pikine, Senegal; Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; and Wad-Medani, Sudan. Here we present our experiences in using this approach and findings from assessing its applicability by determining positional accuracy. METHODS:Printouts of satellite imagery combined with Global Positioning System receivers were used to locate and to verify the locations of sample structures (simple random selection; weighted-stratified sampling). Positional accuracy was assessed by study site and administrative subareas by calculating normalized distances (meters) between coordinates taken from the sampling frame and on the ground using receivers. A higher accuracy in conjunction with smaller distances was assumed. Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn multiple pairwise comparisons were performed to evaluate positional accuracy by setting and by individual surveyor in Pietermaritzburg. RESULTS:The median normalized distances and interquartile ranges were 0.05 and 0.03-0.08 in Pikine, 0.09 and 0.05-0.19 in Pietermaritzburg, and 0.05 and 0.00-0.10 in Wad-Medani, respectively. Root mean square errors were 0.08 in Pikine, 0.42 in Pietermaritzburg, and 0.17 in Wad-Medani. Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn comparisons indicated significant differences by low- and high-density setting and interviewers who performed the presented approach with high accuracy compared to interviewers with poor accuracy. CONCLUSIONS:The geospatial approach presented minimizes systematic errors and increases robustness and representativeness of a sample. However, the findings imply that this approach may not be applicable at all sites and settings; its success also depends on skills of surveyors working with aerial data. Methodological modifications are required, especially for resource-challenged sites that may be affected by constraints in data availability and area size.

SUBMITTER: Baker S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821174 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program: Geospatial Sampling Frames for Household-based Studies: Lessons Learned From a Multicountry Surveillance Network in Senegal, South Africa, and Sudan.

Baker Stephen S   Ali Mohammad M   Deerin Jessica Fung JF   Eltayeb Muna Ahmed MA   Cruz Espinoza Ligia Maria LM   Gasmelseed Nagla N   Im Justin J   Panzner Ursula U   Kalckreuth Vera V VV   Keddy Karen H KH   Pak Gi Deok GD   Park Jin Kyung JK   Park Se Eun SE   Sooka Arvinda A   Sow Amy Gassama AG   Tall Adama A   Luby Stephen S   Meyer Christian G CG   Marks Florian F  

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20191001 Suppl 6


<h4>Background</h4>Robust household sampling, commonly applied for population-based investigations, requires sampling frames or household lists to minimize selection bias. We have applied Google Earth Pro satellite imagery to constitute structure-based sampling frames at sites in Pikine, Senegal; Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; and Wad-Medani, Sudan. Here we present our experiences in using this approach and findings from assessing its applicability by determining positional accuracy.<h4>Methods  ...[more]

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