Mapping HIV clustering: A strategy for identifying populations at high risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Cuadros, Diego F ^a,b   Awad, Susanne F ^a   Abu Raddad, Laith J ^a,b,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease mapping; HIV; Mathematical modeling; Spatial epidemiology; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAPPING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878009590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-28     Document Type: Article

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