Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010)

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Time-Series Forecasting Model Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in South Africa,

Themba Mngeni, University of Cape Town Sipho Zungu, University of Cape Town Nokuthula Khumalo, Department of Pediatrics, University of Fort Hare
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18901488
Published: August 6, 2010

Abstract

Public health surveillance systems in South Africa have been established to monitor disease prevalence over time. These systems are crucial for early detection and response to public health threats. A time-series forecasting model was applied to assess the performance of South Africa's public health surveillance systems. The model incorporates robust standard errors to account for uncertainty in predictions. The model identified a consistent upward trend in disease prevalence, with an estimated increase of 20% over the study period. The time-series forecasting model revealed significant reliability issues within the public health surveillance systems, necessitating further improvements and validation. Enhancements to data collection methods and system infrastructure are recommended to improve the accuracy and efficiency of disease monitoring in South Africa. Public Health Surveillance, Time-Series Forecasting, Robust Standard Errors, Disease Prevalence 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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Themba Mngeni, Sipho Zungu, Nokuthula Khumalo (2010). Time-Series Forecasting Model Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in South Africa,. African Pediatrics Research, Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18901488

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African geographypublic health surveillancetime-series analysisforecasting modelsreliability assessmentspatial-temporal dynamicsevaluation metrics

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