Estimating Local Chlamydia Incidence and Prevalence Using Surveillance Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding patterns of chlamydia prevalence is important for addressing inequalities and planning cost-effective control programs. Population-based surveys are costly; the best data for England come from the Natsal national surveys, which are only available once per decade, and are nationally representative but not powered to compare prevalence in different localities. Prevalence estimates at finer spatial and temporal scales are required.

Methods

We present a method for estimating local prevalence by modeling the infection, testing, and treatment processes. Prior probability distributions for parameters describing natural history and treatment-seeking behavior are informed by the literature or calibrated using national prevalence estimates. By combining them w

SUBMITTER: Lewis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5457828 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature