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. 2021 Mar 18;15(3):e0009102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009102

Table 1. Values used to calculate sample size in order to estimate farm-level prevalence.

Variable Value Ref
Herd size 5–20 Pilot study
No. lactating animals sampled 1–9 Inputted value
Design prevalence (min) 0.2 Inputted value
Individual test sensitivity (milk ELISA) 0.98 [1619]
Individual test specificity (milk ELISA) 0.99
Calculated herd sensitivity (min) 0.72 http://epitools.ausvet.com.au/content.php?page=HerdSens4
Calculated herd specificity 0.95
Expected herd-prevalence 0.25 Expert opinion
Desired Precision (confidence) 0.06 (0.95) Inputted value
No. farms in study area 10,000 Calculated from Census of India. 2011
Calculated sample size–unadjusted for clustering 384 Purposefully-designed spreadsheet
Design effect 1.07 Assumed from previous studies
Total herds–adjusted for clustering 411