A mathematical model for simulation of changes in tuberculosis prevalence due to enhanced intervention

Abstract

Computer simulation is a tool that can be used for interpreting data on medical intervention of wide spread diseases and for comprehending its effects on their prevalence and their incidence. This paper describes briefly a mathematical model(l) that has been recently constructed for analysing the effects of rapid expansion of Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Project (RNTCP) on the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in India.