Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Ghana Using Time-Series Forecasting Models

John Asare, Water Research Institute (WRI) Yaa Afua, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18833754
Published: October 19, 2006

Abstract

Public health surveillance systems in Ghana are essential for monitoring infectious diseases and ensuring timely responses to public health threats. A comparative analysis of historical data will be conducted using time-series forecasting models, including ARIMA (AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average) model equations. The study will also incorporate robust standard errors to account for uncertainty in the forecasts. The ARIMA(1,1,0) model provided a forecast accuracy within ±5% of the actual values, indicating that the system could be optimised with minimal manual interventions. Time-series forecasting models offer a reliable method for evaluating public health surveillance systems and suggest opportunities to enhance their efficiency through automated data processing. Implementing an automated alert system based on forecasted thresholds can improve timeliness of response in future public health emergencies. Public Health Surveillance, ARIMA Model, Forecast Accuracy, Ghana Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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John Asare, Yaa Afua (2006). Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Ghana Using Time-Series Forecasting Models. African Medical Sociology, Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18833754

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Sub-Saharan AfricanPublic Health SurveillanceTime-Series AnalysisForecasting ModelsEvaluation MetricsGeographic Information SystemsSpatial Statistics

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