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. 2016 Oct 12;9:543. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1824-7

Table 5.

Predicted mean prevalence by matrices A-C for dataset 3 (cross-sectional Ugandan data)

Low intensity (predicted mean prevalence and 95 % CI) Moderate intensity (predicted mean prevalence and 95 % CI) High intensity (predicted mean prevalence and 95 % CI) Overall prevalence (predicted mean prevalence and 95 % CI)
Matrix Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Observed prevalence dataset 3 0.150
(0.139–0.161)
0.122
(0.112–0.132)
0.104 (0.094–0.115) 0.085
(0.077–0.094)
0.051
(0.044–0.053)
0.061
(0.053–0.070)
0.059
(0.052–0.070)
0.032
(0.028–0.038)
0.054 (0.048–0.062) 0.294 (0.280–0.308) 0.205 (0.193–0.218) 0.219 (0.205–0.233)
Matrix A
Full dataset
0.149a (0.1300.168) 0.111a (0.0930.128) 0.095a
(0.0780.114)
0.082a (0.0680.097) 0.047a (0.0350.059) 0.034 (0.024 0.045) 0.049 (0.0370.061) 0.024 (0.0160.034) 0.017 (0.010 0.026) 0.280a (0.2590.301) 0.182a (0.1570.207) 0.147 (0.121 0.173)
Matrix B
Uganda year 1 to year 2
0138 (0.1140.163) 0.108 (0.0880.128) 0.091
(0.0730.110)
0.075 (0.0530.098) 0.041 (0.0290.054) 0.028
(0.019 0.039)
0.052a (0.0330.073) 0.026a (0.0160.039) 0.017
(0.009 0.025)
0.265 (0.2350.295) 0.174 (0.1460.205) 0.136
(0.110 0.163)
Matrix C
3 selected districts
0.160 (0.1280.193) 0.098 (0.0740.123) 0.082
(0.0570.108)
0.050 (0.029 0.072) 0.017 (0.008 0.029) 0.009
(0.003 0.018)
0.030 (0.014 0.049) 0.011 (0.003 0.022) 0.008
(0.001 0.018)
0.240 (0.208 0.273) 0.127 (0.096 0.159) 0.100
(0.070 0.131)

Bold = observed point prevalence values fell outside of the predicted boundaries

a Closest predictions to observed values