Impact Evaluation of Use of MATCH AI Predictive Modelling for Identification of Hotspots for TB Active Case Finding

The primary intervention in this study is the roll-out of MATCH-AI, an artificial intelligence software that models sub-district TB prevalence, to guide site selection of ACF camps. The MATCH-AI tool uses a Bayesian modelling approach to predict TB prevalence to a resolution of 10,000 population that are mapped as polygons. The model integrates data from a range of sources including historical TB facility notification data, previous ACF data as well as contextual factors such as demographics, income, population density, health indicators such as vaccination coverage and climate related variables to predict localized TB prevalence. In the intervention arm, camps will be conducted primarily in locations guided by MATCH-AI.