How correlations between treatment access and surveillance inclusion impact neglected tropical disease monitoring and evaluation-A simulated study.

ABSTRACT: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) largely impact marginalised communities living in tropical and subtropical regions. Mass drug administration is the leading intervention method for five NTDs; however, it is known that there is lack of access to treatment for some populations and demographic groups. It is also likely that those individuals without access to treatment are excluded from surveillance. It is important to consider the impacts of this on the overall success, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of intervention programmes. We use a detailed individual-based model of the infection dynamics of lymphatic filariasis to investigate the impact of excluded, untreated, and therefore unobserved groups on the true versus observed infection dynamics and subsequent intervention success. We s

SUBMITTER: Clark J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10506705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature