TY - JOUR
T1 - Using Model-Based Geostatistics to Refine Population-Based Estimates of Trachoma Prevalence: Update from a Technical Consultation
AU - Harte, Anna
AU - Sasanami, Misaki
AU - Burgert-Brucker, Clara R.
AU - Bakhtiari, Ana
AU - Bisanzio, Donal
AU - Jimenez, Cristina
AU - Solomon, Anthony W.
AU - Kabona, George Elia
AU - Masika, Michael Peter
AU - Ngondi, Jeremiah
AU - Ante-Testard, Pearl Anne
AU - Arnold, Benjamin F.
AU - Baayenda, Gilbert
AU - Cuenca, Pablo Ruiz
AU - Diggle, Peter John
AU - Edirweera, Dileepa
AU - Emerson, Paul M.
AU - Fronterre, Claudio
AU - Gass, Katherine
AU - Newbury, Lucinda
AU - Hooper, P. J.
AU - Kamau, Everlyn
AU - Kebede, Fikreab
AU - Kyomuhangi, Irene
AU - Lietman, Thomas M.
AU - McCracken, Kate
AU - Minnery, Mark
AU - Nash, Scott D.
AU - Nicholls, Tom
AU - Olobio, Nicholas
AU - Palmer, Stephanie L.
AU - Saeedzai, Sayed Ataullah
AU - Somerville, Stephanie
AU - Stern, Cleo
AU - Stukel, Diana
AU - Szwarcwald, Celia Landmann
AU - Talero, Sandra L.
AU - Yevstigneyeva, Violetta
AU - Kello, Amir B.
AU - Harding-Esch, Emma
AU - Giorgi, Emanuele
PY - 2025/10/1
Y1 - 2025/10/1
N2 - To explore how model-based geostatistics (MBG) could support trachoma elimination efforts, a technical consultation was held on March 4 and 5, 2024 by the Centre for Health Informatics, Computing, and Statistics at Lancaster University, United Kingdom, a WHO Collaborating Centre on Geostatistical Methods for Neglected Tropical Disease Research. The meeting aimed to foster collaboration for sharing insights on using MBG for decision-making; showcase its applications in assessing trachoma elimination status; address challenges, such as setting the probability threshold for elimination and resolving conflicts between survey and MBG evidence; and discuss considerations for integrating MBG into Tropical Data. Participants, including trachoma program managers, experts, academics, donors, and statisticians, reviewed MBG applications, discussed ongoing studies, identified knowledge gaps, and planned future work. This article summarizes the meeting's presentations, discussions, and outcomes, highlighting current conclusions on and research priorities to evaluate MBG's feasibility and utility in trachoma elimination programs.
AB - To explore how model-based geostatistics (MBG) could support trachoma elimination efforts, a technical consultation was held on March 4 and 5, 2024 by the Centre for Health Informatics, Computing, and Statistics at Lancaster University, United Kingdom, a WHO Collaborating Centre on Geostatistical Methods for Neglected Tropical Disease Research. The meeting aimed to foster collaboration for sharing insights on using MBG for decision-making; showcase its applications in assessing trachoma elimination status; address challenges, such as setting the probability threshold for elimination and resolving conflicts between survey and MBG evidence; and discuss considerations for integrating MBG into Tropical Data. Participants, including trachoma program managers, experts, academics, donors, and statisticians, reviewed MBG applications, discussed ongoing studies, identified knowledge gaps, and planned future work. This article summarizes the meeting's presentations, discussions, and outcomes, highlighting current conclusions on and research priorities to evaluate MBG's feasibility and utility in trachoma elimination programs.
U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0023
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0023
M3 - Article
C2 - 40744002
AN - SCOPUS:105017562783
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 113
SP - 930
EP - 936
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 4
ER -
