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. 2023 Nov 29;24:771. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07762-7

Table 3.

Sample size for prevalence outcomes

Mali Kenya Zambia
Cluster per arm 38 35 35
α (2-tailed) 0.05 0.05 0.05
Power 90% 80% 90%
Baseline parasite prevalence measured by RDT among participants aged 6 months and older 50% 29.0%a 50.0%
Reduction in baseline prevalence 30% 30% 30%
ICC = intracluster correlation coefficient (coefficient of variation) 0.16 (cv = 0.4) 0.05 0.10
Non-response 20% 20% 20%
Sample size per cluster (accounting for non-response) 25 (32) 24 (30) 16 (20)
Total sample size per survey round/year (accounting for non-response) 1900 (2432) 1680 (2100)b 1120 (1400)

aPrevalence estimates are for individuals aged ≥ 1 month (Kenya only)

bPer year in Kenya as trial uses a continuous survey approach