A method is presented in this work that is an amalgamation of non-linear orthogonal arrays for planning data collection supported by multi-response order statistics to attain robust inference for replicated trials.
TQ led data collection, supported by James Brimicombe.
We thank Bénédicte Philibert for help with data collection, Craig Atencio for support with the spatial statistics, and Brian Malone for comments on an earlier manuscript version.
PK supported data collection for his programme and for all programmes via TEPHINET meetings where he was facilitator; he helped develop the final concept of the article and the final draft submitted to reviewers.
We thank Eunji Choi, Bronson Light, Zoe Gilliam, and countless Earthwatch volunteers for their assistance in data collection, the Plumtree Store for support during manuscript writing, the staff of the Moreton Bay Research Station for help throughout this project, and the anonymous reviewers who provided valuable feedback on the manuscript.
The Authors would like to thank all Regional Directors, District Health/Public Health Officers, Regional/District TB Leprosy Officers, Officers In-Charge of Treatment and Sub Treatment Centers and Niraj Tuladhar, Sandeep Chitrakar, Kamala Wagle, Sarmistha Shrestha for their invaluable contributions to this project and for supporting data collection for the analysis.
The electronic survey was designed, and data collected and managed using Research Electronic Data Capture REDCapp) software, 11 a secure, web-based application designed to support data collection for research studies.
We are grateful to Maren Mende for help with data collection, to Brian Kirk and Andy Burnley for technical support, and to Katie Slocombe for valuable advice.
We would also like to thank Ruth Schertzberg for data collection and Joyce Rousseau for laboratory support.
