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  • Epidemiology
  • Mathematical Modeling

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  • Continuous antimicrobial resistance surveillance is crucial for informing public health interventions.
  • System representativeness is a key metric for evaluating disease surveillance effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the representativeness of the Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme using scenario tree modeling.
  • To quantify the detection capacity and identify areas for improvement in the surveillance system.

Main Methods:

  • Scenario tree modeling was employed to quantify system representativeness.
  • The model incorporated 16 dichotomous branches representing sub-components of the surveillance system.
  • Expert consultation and literature review informed the model's structure and parameters.

Main Results:

  • The Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme demonstrated high overall detection capacity.
  • Expected sensitivities for gonococcal detection and antibiotic status ascertainment were 0.624 and 0.144, respectively.
  • The study highlighted the influence of factors such as biological sex, clinical symptoms, and healthcare access on surveillance data.

Conclusions:

  • Scenario tree modeling provides a valuable approach to assess surveillance system representativeness.
  • Addressing differential risk factors like sex and health-seeking behaviors is essential for enhancing surveillance data.
  • Recommendations include modifying clinician behavior and implementing supplementary systems for better contextual understanding of surveillance data.