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. 2013 Aug 22;7(8):e2389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002389

Table 2. Methodological differences between cluster random sampling (CRS) and Integrated Threshold Mapping (ITM).

CRS ITM
Platform Community-based School-based with younger children brought from the community
Cluster selection Probability proportional to size or random selection Random selection: minimum 2 per subdistrict
Participant selection Household Children aged 6–9 at school & 1–5 year old children from communities
Sample size and age groups 100 aged 1–9 years 25 aged 1–5 years and 25 aged 6–9 years