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While global targets aim to cut snakebite-related deaths and disabilities by 2030, limited high-quality evidence—particularly in sub-Saharan Africa—impedes progress. This study combines a MaxDiff statistical experiment design with supervised machine learning to evaluate barriers to effective snakebite treatment in Ghana using hold-out validation and comparative model performance metrics.","University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  \nScholarWorks @ UTRGV  \n\n| School of Mathematical and Statistical\u003Cbr>Sciences Faculty Publications and College of Sciences\u003Cbr>Presentations |\n| --- |\n| 12-13-2024\u003Cbr>A supervised machine learning statistical design of experiment approach to modeling the barriers to effective snakebite treatment in Ghana\u003Cbr>Eric Nyarko\u003Cbr>Edmund F. Agyemang\u003Cbr>The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, [edmund.agyemang01@utrgv.edu](edmund.agyemang01@utrgv.edu)[ ](edmund.agyemang01@utrgv.edu)Ebenezer Kwesi Ameho\u003Cbr>Louis Agyekum\u003Cbr>José María Gutiérrez\u003Cbr>See next page for additional authors\u003Cbr>Follow this and additional works at: [https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mss_fac](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mss_fac)\u003Cbr> Part of the Mathematics Commons, and the Public Health Commons |\n\nRecommended Citation  \nNyarko, Eric, Edmund Fosu Agyemang, Ebenezer Kwesi Ameho, Louis Agyekum, José María Gutiérrez, and Eduardo Alberto Fernandez. \"A supervised machine learning statistical design of experiment approach to modeling the barriers to effective snakebite treatment in Ghana.\" PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18, no. 12 (2024): e0012736 . [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012736](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012736)  \nThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Sciences at ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. For more information, please contact [william.flores01@utrgv.edu](william.flores01@utrgv.edu).  \nAuthors  \nEric Nyarko, Edmund F. Agyemang, Ebenezer Kwesi Ameho, Louis Agyekum, José María Gutiérrez, and Eduardo Alberto Fernandez  \nThis article is available at ScholarWorks @ UTRGV: [https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mss_fac/598](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mss_fac/598)  \nRESEARCH ARTICLE  \nA supervised machine learning statistical design of experiment approach to modeling the barriers to effective snakebite treatment in Ghana  \nEric Nyarko1 *, Edmund Fosu Agyemang1,2, Ebenezer KwesiAmeho1, LouisAgyekum1, Jos´e Mar´ıa Guti´errez3, Eduardo Alberto Fernandez4  \n1 Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, 2 School of Mathematical and Statistical Science, College of Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, United States of America, 3 Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Facultad de Microbiolog´ıa, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jos´e, Costa Rica, 4 Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada  \n* [ericnyarko@ug.edu.gh](ericnyarko@ug.edu.gh)  \n OPEN ACCESS  \nCitation: Nyarko E, Agyemang EF, Ameho EK, Agyekum L, Guti´errez JM, Fernandez EA (2024) A supervised machine learning statistical design of experiment approach to modeling the barriers to effective snakebite treatment in Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 18(12): e0012736 . [https://doi.org/](https://doi.org/)[ ](https://doi.org/)[10.1371/journal.pntd.0012736](10.1371/journal.pntd.0012736)  \nEditor: Wuelton Monteiro, Fundaão de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado: Fundacaode Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, BRAZIL  \nReceived: August 26, 2024  \nAccepted: November 27, 2024  \nPublished: December 13, 2024  \nCopyright: © 2024 Nyarko et al. 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