Ruling out early trimester pregnancy when implementing community-based deworming programs

Conclusions/SignificanceTo identify women in early pregnancy when deworming programs are community-based, both the number and order of questions are important. The local context and cultural acceptability of different questions should inform this decision. When numbers are manageable and resources are available, pregnancy tests can be considered at different decision tree nodes to confirm pregnancy status. Trade-offs in terms of efficiency and misclassification rates will need to be considered to optimize deworming coverage in women of reproductive age.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research