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Bayesian geostatistical prediction of the intensity of infection with Schistosoma mansoni in East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2006

A. C. A. CLEMENTS ,
R. MOYEED  and
S. BROOKER
A. C. A. CLEMENTS
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
R. MOYEED
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
S. BROOKER
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Abstract

A Bayesian geostatistical model was developed to predict the intensity of infection with Schistosoma mansoni in East Africa. Epidemiological data from purpose-designed and standardized surveys were available for 31458 schoolchildren (90% aged between 6 and 16 years) from 459 locations across the region and used in combination with remote sensing environmental data to identify factors associated with spatial variation in infection patterns. The geostatistical model explicitly takes into account the highly aggregated distribution of parasite distributions by fitting a negative binomial distribution to the data and accounts for spatial correlation. Results identify the role of environmental risk factors in explaining geographical heterogeneity in infection intensity and show how these factors can be used to develop a predictive map. Such a map has important implications for schisosomiasis control programmes in the region.

Keywords

Bayesian modelsgeostatistical predictionnegative binomial distributionSchistosoma mansonischistosomiasisEast Africa
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 133 , Issue 6 , December 2006 , pp. 711 - 719
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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