Static behavioral effects on gonorrhea transmission dynamics in a MSM population

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-40

  Morin, Benjamin R ^a   Medina Rios, Liana ^b   Camacho, Erika T ^c   Castillo Chavez, Carlos ^a  

^a School of Human Evolution and Social Change   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonorrhea; Mathematical epidemiology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDOM USE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONORRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RATE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

GONORRHEA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; SAFE SEX;

EID: 77955978506     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.07.027     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Anderson R.M. Population Dynamics of Infectious Diseases: Theory and Applications 1982, Chapman and Hall, London, New York.
2. Anderson R.M. Infectious Diseases of Humans 1991, Oxford Science Publications, Great Britain.
3. Bailey N.T.J. The Mathematical Theory of Infectious Diseases and its Applications 1975, Griffin, London.
4. Blythe S.P., Castillo-Chavez C. Like-with-like preference and sexual mixing models. Math. Biosci. 1989, 96:221-238.
5. Blythe S.P., Castillo-Chavez C., Palmer J., Cheng M. Towards a unified theory of mixing and pair formation. Math. Biosci. 1991, 107:379-405.
6. Bozicevic I., et al. Epidemiological correlates of asymptomatic gonorrhea. Sexually Transmitted Dis. 2006, 33(5):289-295.
7. Castillo-Chavez, C. (Ed.), 1989. Mathematical and Statistical Approaches to AIDS Epidemiology, Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol. 83, Springer-Verlag, New York.
8. Centers for Disease Control, CDC Fact Sheet: Gonorrhea. December 2007.
9. Dietz K. On the transmission dynamics of HIV. Math. Biosci. 1988, 90:397-414.
10. Dietz K., Hadeler K.P. Epidemiological models for sexually transmitted diseases. J. Math. Biol. 1988, 26:1-25.
11. Fortenberry, et al. Relationships of stigma and shame to gonorrhea and HIV screening. Am. J. Public Health 2002, 92(3).
12. Hadeler, K.P., 1989. Modeling AIDS in structured populations. In: 47th Session of the International Statistical Institute, Paris, August/September, Conference Proceedings C1-2, pp. 83-99.
13. Hethcote, H.W., Yorke, J.A., 1984. Gonorrhea Transmission Dynamics and Control, Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol. 56. Springer-Verlag, New York.
14. Hethcote, H.W., Van Ark, J.W., 1992. Modeling HIV Transmission and AIDS in the United States, Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol. 95. Springer-Verlag, New York.
15. Kemper J. The effect of asymptomatic attacks on the spread of infectious disease: a deterministic model?. Bull. Math. Biol. 1978, 4(I):707-718.
16. Li J., Ma, Castillo-Chavez C. Coexistence of pathogens in sexually-transmitted disease models. J. Math. Biol. 2003, 47:547-568. 10.1007/s00285-003-0235-5.
17. Morin, B., et al., accepted for publication. Notes from the heterogeneous: a few observations on the implications and necessity of affinity. J. Biol. Dyn.
18. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Workshop Summary: Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness for Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention, June 2000.
19. Shim E., Galvani A. Impact of transmission dynamics on the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination. Vaccine 2009, 27:4025-4030.
20. Shim E., Chapman G., Galvani A. Decision making with regard to antiviral intervention during an influenza pandemic. Medical Decision Making 2010, 30(4):E64-E81.
21. Shlay J., et al. Comparison of sexually transmitted disease prevalence by reported condom use: errors among consistent condom users seen at an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic. Sexually Transmitted Dis. 2004, 31(9):526-532.
22. Stone E., et al. Correlates of condom failure in a sexually active cohort of men who have sex with men. J. Acquired Immune Defic. Syndr. Human Retrovirology 1989, 20(5):495-501.
23. van den Driessche P., Watmough J. Reproduction numbers and sub-threshold endemic equilibria for compartmental models of disease transmission. Math. Biosci. 2002, 180:29-48.