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SynthesisMedical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making2024

Incorporating Social Determinants of Health in Infectious Disease Models: A Systematic Review of Guidelines.

Shehzad Ali, Zhe Li, Nasheed Moqueet, Seyed M Moghadas, Alison P Galvani, Lisa A Cooper, Saverio Stranges, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Andrew D Pinto, Miqdad Asaria and 4 more

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A Novel Decision-Modeling Framework for Health Policy Analyses When Outcomes Are Influenced by Social and Disease Processes.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Shehzad AliDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8042-3630
Zhe LiDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Nasheed MoqueetPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Seyed M MoghadasAgent-Based Modelling Laboratory, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alison P GalvaniCenter for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Lisa A CooperDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.
Saverio StrangesDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Margaret Haworth-BrockmanDepartment of Sociology, University of Winnipeg, MB, Canada and National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Andrew D PintoDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Miqdad AsariaDepartment of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
David ChampredonPublic Health Agency of Canada, National Microbiological Laboratory, Guelph, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7090-8757
Darren HamiltonLondon Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
Marc MoulinLondon Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
Ava A John-BaptisteDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfectious disease (ID) models have been the backbone of policy decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, models often overlook variation in disease risk, health burden, and policy impact across social groups. Nonetheless, social determinants are becoming increasingly recognized as fundamental to the success of control strategies overall and to the mitigation of disparities.

methodsTo underscore the importance of considering social heterogeneity in epidemiological modeling, we systematically reviewed ID modeling guidelines to identify reasons and recommendations for incorporating social determinants of health into models in relation to the conceptualization, implementation, and interpretations of models.

resultsAfter identifying 1,372 citations, we found 19 guidelines, of which 14 directly referenced at least 1 social determinant. Age (

conclusionThis study can support modelers and policy makers in taking into account social heterogeneity, to consider the distributional impact of infectious disease outbreaks across social groups as well as to tailor approaches to improve equitable access to prevention, diagnostics, and therapeutics. HIGHLIGHTS: Infectious disease (ID) models often overlook the role of social determinants of health (SDH) in understanding variation in disease risk, health burden, and policy impact across social groups.In this study, we systematically review ID guidelines and identify key areas to consider SDH in relation to the conceptualization, implementation, and interpretations of models.We identify specific recommendations to consider SDH to improve model accuracy, understand heterogeneity, estimate policy impact, address inequalities, and assess implementation challenges.

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Guidelines as TopicSocial Determinants of HealthCommunicable DiseasesCOVID-19Health PolicyHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic Factorsequityinfectious disease modelsmodelling guidelinespandemicsocial determinants of health

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