Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan)Bastos, R.R.Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo2020-04-072020-04-072019-07Girdler-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, 49-55.2312-936010.7196/SHS.2019.v3.i3.98http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74054This 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.enThis article is protected by a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0.Screening programmesScreening testsParametersPublic healthArticle