Screening programmes and the evaluation of screening tests using Stata and R

Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Bastos, R.R.; Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo

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dc.contributor.author	Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan)
dc.contributor.author	Bastos, R.R.
dc.contributor.author	Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-07T05:26:16Z
dc.date.available	2020-04-07T05:26:16Z
dc.date.issued	2019-07
dc.description.abstract	This article describes the commonly recognised criteria for establishing a mass screening programme. In addition, the article describes commonly used parameters for assessing the performance of public health screening tests. The calculation of the parameters is described. Stata commands, and R code, are also supplied to assist readers with the estimation of these parameters using Stata or R. This article does not include the evaluation of diagnostic tests.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2020	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.shsjournal.org/index.php/shsj	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Girdler-Brown, B.V., Bastos, R.R. & Dzikiti, L.N. 2019, 'Screening programmes and the evaluation of screening tests using Stata and R', Southern African Journal of Public Health, vol. 3, no. 3, pp, 49-55.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	2312-9360
dc.identifier.other	10.7196/SHS.2019.v3.i3.98
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74054
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_ZA
dc.rights	This article is protected by a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Screening programmes	en_ZA
dc.subject	Screening tests	en_ZA
dc.subject	Parameters	en_ZA
dc.subject	Public health	en_ZA
dc.title	Screening programmes and the evaluation of screening tests using Stata and R	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA