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Table 1 Formulas of the analysis

From: The burden of chronic mercury intoxication in artisanal small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe: data availability and preliminary estimates

Formula 1 - Disease point prevalence in the sample (%)

P i = D i /E i *100

 

P = Prevalence (in %) of the disease in the sample

 

D = Number of diseased cases in the sample

 

E = Number of individuals in the sample

 

i = Age and sex group category i

Formula 2 - Exposure point prevalence in the total population (%)

EP i = X i /T i *100

 

EPi = Prevalence (in %) of the exposure in the total population

 

Xi = Number of exposed individuals in the total population

 

Ti = Total population

 

i = Age and sex group category i

Formula 3 - Disease point prevalence in the total population (%)

P 2 = X i /100*P i

 

P2 = Prevalence (in %) of the disease in the total population

 

X = Number of exposed individuals in the total population

 

P = Prevalence (in %) of the disease in the sample

 

i = Age and sex group category i

Formula 4 - Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)

DALY i = YLL i (a i *b i *c i ) + YLD i (d i *e i )

 

DALY = Disability-adjusted life years

 

YLD = Years lived with disability

 

a = Number of incident cases

 

b = Disability weight

 

c = Average duration of disability

 

YLL = Years of life lost due to premature mortality

 

d = Number of deaths

 

e = Standard life expectancy at the age of death

 

i = Age and sex group category i

Formula 5 - Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 1,000 population

DALYr i = DALY i /T i *1,000

 

DALYr = DALYs per 1,000 population

 

DALY = Number of total DALYs

 

T = Total population

 

i = Age and sex group category i