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Measles outbreak investigation process in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the methods and costs of contact tracing.

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العنوان: Measles outbreak investigation process in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the methods and costs of contact tracing.
المؤلفون: Mbivnjo EL; Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Biaka University Institute of Buea, P.O. Box 77, Buea, Cameroon.; School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2EF UK., Lynch M; Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, School of Health Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2EF UK., Huws JC; School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2EF UK.
المصدر: Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health [Z Gesundh Wiss] 2022; Vol. 30 (10), pp. 2407-2426. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 15.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Review
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9425271 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2198-1833 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09431853 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Z Gesundh Wiss Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: <2005->: Heidelberg : Springer
Original Publication: Weinheim : Juventa Verlag, 1993-
مستخلص: Aim: The occurrence of measles outbreaks has increased, and previously measles-free countries are experiencing a resurgence, making measles elimination by 2020 unlikely. Therefore, outbreak prevention and rapid response strategies will need to be intensified. This systematic review therefore examines whether contact tracing (CT) as compared to no CT is an effective means of reducing measles spread during outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Subject and Methods: A systematic review was conducted by searching six databases (CINAHL, Global Health, Medline, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and PubMed). The 17 included articles were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists and analysed using a narrative synthesis.
Results: CT is often used alongside mass communication strategies and hospital record checks. Interviewing measles cases to identify contacts, and considering everyone who has shared a space with a case as a contact are common CT methods. Also, CT can be done backwards and/or forwards with the measles case as the focal point of the investigation process. The cost per case of an outbreak response dominated by CT is high especially in terms of labour for the health sector and productivity losses for households. However, overall outbreak expenditure can be low if CT results in fewer and less severe measles cases and a short outbreak duration.
Conclusion: CT data as a standalone and comparative active surveillance approach in LMICs is scarce. If CT is initiated early, it can prevent large outbreaks, thereby reducing the economic burden of measles and drive LMICs towards measles elimination.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10389-021-01590-2.
Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
(© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021.)
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Contact tracing; Economic costs; Low- and middle-income countries; Measles outbreak
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20210524 Latest Revision: 20220921
رمز التحديث: 20240628
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC8122215
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-021-01590-2
PMID: 34026422
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:2198-1833
DOI:10.1007/s10389-021-01590-2