@conference{158, author = {Olukunle Ogundele and Deshen Moodley and Chris Seebregts and Anban Pillay}, title = {Building Semantic Causal Models to Predict Treatment Adherence for Tuberculosis Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa}, abstract = {Poor adherence to prescribed treatment is a major factor contributing to tuberculosis patients developing drug resistance and failing treatment. Treatment adherence behaviour is influenced by diverse personal, cultural and socio-economic factors that vary between regions and communities. Decision network models can potentially be used to predict treatment adherence behaviour. However, determining the network structure (identifying the factors and their causal relations) and the conditional probabilities is a challenging task. To resolve the former we developed an ontology supported by current scientific literature to categorise and clarify the similarity and granularity of factors}, year = {2014}, journal = {4th International Symposium (FHIES 2014) and 6th International Workshop (SEHC 2014)}, chapter = {81-95}, month = {17/07-18/07}, }