Open AccessFollow the Sex: Influence of Network Structure on the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Partner Management Strategies for Sexually Transmitted Infection Control
Author(s) -
Szu Yu Zoe Kao,
Eva A. Enns
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001100
Subject(s) - contact tracing , medicine , population , sexually transmitted disease , disease , partner notification , incidence (geometry) , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health , family medicine , physics , syphilis , pathology , covid-19 , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , optics
It is well established that network structure strongly influences infectious disease dynamics. However, little is known about how the network structure impacts the cost-effectiveness of disease control strategies. We evaluated partner management strategies to address bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as a case study to explore the influence of the network structure on the optimal disease management strategy.