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Moving interdisciplinary science forward: integrating participatory modelling with mathematical modelling of zoonotic disease in Africa
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posted on 2023-06-09, 01:35 authored by Catherine GrantCatherine Grant, Giovanni Lo Iacono, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Bernard Bett, Thomas W R Winnebah, Peter M AtkinsonThis review outlines the benefits of using multiple approaches to improve model design and facilitate multidisciplinary research into infectious diseases, as well as showing and proposing practical examples of effective integration. It looks particularly at the benefits of using participatory research in conjunction with traditional modelling methods to potentially improve disease research, control and management. Integrated approaches can lead to more realistic mathematical models which in turn can assist with making policy decisions that reduce disease and benefit local people. The emergence, risk, spread and control of diseases are affected by many complex bio-physical, environmental and socio-economic factors. These include climate and environmental change, land-use variation, changes in population and people’s behaviour. The evidence base for this scoping review comes from the work of a consortium, with the aim of integrating modelling approaches traditionally used in epidemiological, ecological and development research. A total of five examples of the impacts of participatory research on the choice of model structure are presented. Example 1 focused on using participatory research as a tool to structure a model. Example 2 looks at identifying the most relevant parameters of the system. Example 3 concentrates on identifying the most relevant regime of the system (e.g., temporal stability or otherwise), Example 4 examines the feedbacks from mathematical models to guide participatory research and Example 5 goes beyond the so-far described two-way interplay between participatory and mathematical approaches to look at the integration of multiple methods and frameworks. This scoping review describes examples of best practice in the use of participatory methods, illustrating their potential to overcome disciplinary hurdles and promote multidisciplinary collaboration, with the aim of making models and their predictions more useful for decision-making and policy formulation.
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Infectious Diseases of PovertyISSN
2049-9957Publisher
BioMed CentralExternal DOI
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17Volume
5Department affiliated with
- Institute of Development Studies Publications
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2016-06-08First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-06-08First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-06-08Usage metrics
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