This tool is designed to help researchers conducting Plasmodium falciparum hrp2/3 gene deletion studies. It can be used in two ways:
- In the design phase (before data have been collected) to help guide the appropriate number of health facilities and a sample size per health facility.
- In the analysis phase (once data are available) to estimate prevalence of deletions and determine if they are above a set threshold.
The Shiny application uses the DRpower R package (https://mrc-ide.github.io/DRpower) in the back-end for simulations.
The DRpower app is available as an easy-to-use web application at https://shiny.dide.ic.ac.uk/DRpower-app.
The DRpower R package can be found at https://mrc-ide.github.io/DRpower.