get_n_cases: Calculate estimated number of cases for a condition affecting...

In rapidsurveys/sleacr: Simplified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SLEAC) Tools

Calculate estimated number of cases for a condition affecting children under 5 years old in a specified survey area

Description

Calculate estimated number of cases for a condition affecting children under 5 years old in a specified survey area

Usage

get_n_cases(N, u5, p)

Arguments

N	Population for all ages in the specified survey area.
u5	Proportion (value from 0 to 1) of population that are aged 6-59 months.
p	Prevalence (value from 0 to 1) of condition that is to be assessed.

Value

A numeric value of the estimated number of cases in the specified survey area

Examples

## Calculate number of SAM cases in a population of 100000 persons of all
## ages with an under-5 population of 17% and a prevalence of 2%
get_n_cases(N = 100000, u5 = 0.17, p = 0.02)

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