Fig 1.
Flowchart of article selection for inclusion in literature review.
The PubMed search identified 308 articles with 253 being excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. After review, 55 articles were retained for analysis.
Table 1.
Examples of several applied cut-off approaches using MBAs in various settings for NTDs and VPDs.
MBA used, location, cut-off approach, and the goal of the program are provided in this table to demonstrate the application of cut-off methods in different settings. Where, N refers to the number of studies employing the method and SD refers to standard deviations.
Table 2.
Summary of Advantages and Disadvantages of different seropositivity cut-off methods.