Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002)

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

Kgosiwe Nkabinde, University of the Western Cape Siyanda Mkhwanazi, Department of Surgery, University of the Western Cape Ntokozo Dlamini, University of the Western Cape
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18739203
Published: November 19, 2002

Abstract

Public health surveillance systems in South Africa play a critical role in monitoring disease prevalence and guiding public health interventions. The study employed ARIMA (AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average) model for forecasting future trends in disease prevalence. Uncertainty was quantified using robust standard errors. A significant proportion (35%) of forecasted cases deviated from actual data, indicating room for improvement in surveillance accuracy. While initial forecasts were accurate, ongoing refinement is required to enhance the reliability and cost-effectiveness of public health interventions. Enhanced training for surveillance personnel and integration of machine learning techniques are recommended to improve forecasting precision. 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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Kgosiwe Nkabinde, Siyanda Mkhwanazi, Ntokozo Dlamini (2002). Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in South Africa Using Time-Series Forecasting Models. African Rehabilitation Medicine, Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18739203

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Sub-SaharanARIMAsurveillanceinterventioneconometricsforecastingepidemiology

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