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. 2010 Dec 1;5(12):e14188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014188

Table 4. Assessment of control options by simulations assuming 90% of enforcement was achieved.

Control options Reduction rate (percentage) Incidence avoided Inputs Feasibility Negative impact Assessment
Construct a boiling centre in Mbarara 47.4 (21.6–70.1) 477 (224–710) A boiling centre, legislation, fuel Middle-high Price up Recommendable
Construct boiling centres in peri-urban Kampala 82.0 (71.0–89.0) 825 (702–926) Boiling centres, legislation, fuel Middle Price up, peri-urban soon becomes urban Recommendable
Enforce milk shops to boil milk or to purchase boiled milk 56.6 (35.9–75.0) 568 (361–759) Legislation, fuel, facility, enforce Very low Price up, corporation less likely to be given Not recommendable
Ban of farm gate milk sales 0 (0.0–0.0) 0 (0–0) Legislation, enforcement Low Alternative sellers may not boil Not recommendable
Ban of urban dairy farming −11.8 (−19.4–−5.4) −118 (−196–−54) Legislation, enforcement Middle Livelihood of urban farmers, milk supply shortage Not recommendable
Ban of milk sales by vendors with a bicycle 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0 (0–0) Legislation, enforcement High Livelihood of vendors, alternative sellers may not boil Not recommendable
Ban of roadside milk sales 0 (0.0–0.0) 0 (0–0) Legislation, enforcement High Livelihood of vendors, alternative sellers may not boil Not recommendable
Ban of milk sales at shops without refrigerators −0.4 (−0.9–−0.1) −4 (−10–−1) Legislation, enforcement High Livelihood of vendors, alternative sellers may not boil Not recommendable

Within () is 90% confidence interval.