Using model-based geostatistics for assessing the elimination of trachoma

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 17; no. 7; p. e0011476
• Main Authors: Sasanami, Misaki, Amoah, Benjamin, Diori, Adam Nouhou, Amza, Abdou, Souley, Abdoul Salam Youssoufou, Bakhtiari, Ana, Kadri, Boubacar, Szwarcwald, Célia L, Ferreira Gomez, Daniela Vaz, Almou, Ibrahim, Lopes, Maria de Fátima Costa, Masika, Michael P, Beidou, Nassirou, Boyd, Sarah, Harding-Esch, Emma M, Solomon, Anthony W, Giorgi, Emanuele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Age; Biology and Life Sciences; Control; Disease; Epidemiology; Estimates; Gender; Geology; Geostatistics; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; People and places; Polls & surveys; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Probability theory; Programmes; Public health; Research and Analysis Methods; Spatial variations; Statistical methods; Surgery; Surveillance; Surveys; Trachoma; Tropical diseases; Uncertainty; United Kingdom; Brazil; Malawi; Niger

Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Efforts are being made to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally. However, as prevalence decreases, it becomes more challenging to precisely predict prevalence. We demonstrate how model-based geostatistics (MBG) can b...