Table 3 Type of study methods, by disease group
|  | Dengue n = 20 | % | Malaria n = 15 | % | Other n = 15 | % | All n = 50 | Total % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outbreak | 2 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 47% | 9 | 18% |
Case-control (cluster) | 2 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 20% | 5 | 10% |
Cross-sectional | 2 | 10% | 4 | 27% | 1 | 7% | 7 | 14% |
Cohort (longitudinal) | 3 | 15% | 6 | 40% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 18% |
Analytical - multivariate | 6 | 30% | 5 | 33% | 5 | 33% | 16 | 32% |
Ecological (population study) | 4 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 33% | 9 | 18% |
Spatial modelling | 6 | 30% | 3 | 20% | 2 | 13% | 11 | 22% |
Time series regression, dynamic modelling | 3 | 15% | 2 | 13% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 10% |
Secondary data only | 5 | 25% | 4 | 27% | 1 | 7% | 10 | 20% |
Prevalence – Incidence | 15 | 75% | 13 | 87% | 13 | 87% | 41 | 82% |
Odds Ratio | 2 | 10% | 1 | 7% | 3 | 20% | 6 | 12% |
Risk Ratio or Similar | 3 | 15% | 2 | 13% | 3 | 20% | 8 | 16% |