Sex-structured HIV/AIDS model to analyse the effects of condom use with application to Zimbabwe

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 669-699

  Mukandavire, Z ^a   Garira, W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Compliance; Condoms; Efficacy; Global stability; HIV AIDS model; Sex structured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; ZIMBABWE;

CONDOMS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEX FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 34248351113     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-006-0063-5     Document Type: Article

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