Table 2 Model interventions
From: Stochastic agent-based modeling of tuberculosis in Canadian Indigenous communities
Intervention | Details |
|---|---|
Base case | • Time from active disease onset to treatment: 0.5 years for pulmonary high, 0.64 years for pulmonary low and extrapulmonary • Contact tracing time: 60 days • Population screening: 0.004/year • New households: 30/year |
Rapid treatment of active cases | • Time from active disease onset to treatment initiation reduced by half (0.25 years for pulmonary high, 0.32 years for all other) |
Rapid contact tracing (CT) | • Time to testing and treatment initiation for household contacts of diagnosed index cases reduced by half (30 days) |
Expanded population screening | • Rate of general population screening (with appropriate treatment) increased to 0.01/years |
School screening | • Screen all children aged 5, 11, and 14 annually |
Increased housing to reduce overcrowding | • Increase number of new households by 60/year |