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. 2016 Sep 8;10(9):e0004922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004922

Table 1. Model input parameter values and sources.

Parameter All Infection Intensities Low Intensity Infection Moderate Intensity Infection Heavy Intensity Infection Source
Disability Weights
    Anemia (2004 Estimate) 0.024 [49]
    Heavy Intensity Infection (2004 Estimate) 0.006 [49]
    Cognitive Impairment (2004 Estimate)ǂ 0.024 0.024 [49]
    Mild Anemia (2010 Estimate) 0.005 (0.002–0.011) [50]
    Moderate Anemia (2010 Estimate) 0.058 (0.0380–0.086) [50]
    Severe Anemia (2010 Estimate) 0.164 (0.112–0.228) [50]
    Symptomatic Intestinal Nematode Infections (2010 Estimate)^ 0.03 (0.016–0.048) [50]
Duration of Anemia (years) 1 Assumption
Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)* 0.28 (0.08) [17, 18, 30, 51]
Probability of Anemia
    Children
        Low Estimate Study 0.129 0.133 0.143 [19]
        Median Estimate Study 0.088 0.182 0.182 [18]
        High Estimate Study 0.600 0.737 0.797 [17]
    Adults
        Low Estimate Study 0.041 0.100 0.045 [18]
        Median Estimate Study 0.486 0.610 0.720 [30]
        High Estimate Study 0.697 0.740 0.803 [16]

*Mean (standard deviation), beta distribution

ǂOnly children aged 0–14 years with anemia due to moderate or high intensity infections were assumed to have cognitive impairment

†Estimate (95% uncertainty interval), triangular distribution

^Used for heavy intensity infections only