The effect of changes in condom usage and antiretroviral treatment coverage on human immunodeficiency virus incidence in South Africa: A model-based analysis

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 72, 2012, Pages 1544-1554

  Johnson, Leigh F ^a   Hallett, Timothy B ^b   Rehle, Thomas M ^a,c   Dorrington, Rob E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV incidence; Mathematical model; Sexual behaviour; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURVEYS;

ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; DEMOGRAPHIC MODELS; HIV INCIDENCE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE RATE; INTERACTION MODEL; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; SMALL REDUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

VIRUSES;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONDOM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREND STUDY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84862520385     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0826     Document Type: Article

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