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. 2014 Feb 13;8(2):e2708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002708

Table 3. Sampling strategy for coordinated TAS and STH surveys.

LF (TAS) STH survey
Country Evaluation unit Survey design Target sample size Number of ecological zones in EU Target number of schools surveyed1 Target sample size
Benin Tchaourou (district) Cluster survey of 30 schools 1,552 (1st–2nd grade) 1 5 250 (1st–2nd grade) 250 (3rd grade)
Tonga Tongatapu, Vava'u, Ha'apai (island groups) Census of 127 schools 3,293 (1st grade) 2 10 500 (3rd grade)
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5 schools per ecological zone; all schools randomly selected from TAS sample except two schools in Tonga that were included in 2001–2002 STH survey.