Comparison of LiST measles mortality model and WHO/IVB measles model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) has been developed to estimate the impact of health interventions and can consider multiple interventions simultaneously. Given its increasing usage by donor organizations and national program planner, we compare the LiST measles model to the widely used World Health Organization's Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (WHO/IVB) measles model which is used to produce estimates serving as a major indicator of monitoring country measles epidemics and the progress of measles control.

Methods

We analyzed the WHO/IVB models and the LiST measles model and identified components and assumptions held in each model. We contrasted the important components, and compared results from the two models by applying historical measles conta

SUBMITTER: Chen WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3231907 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature