What really is a concentrated HIV epidemic and what does it mean for West and Central Africa? Insights from mathematical modeling

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S74-S82

  Boily, Marie Claude ^a   Pickles, Michael ^a   Alary, Michel ^b   Baral, Stefan ^c   Blanchard, James ^d   Moses, Stephen ^d   Vickerman, Peter ^e   Mishra, Sharmistha ^a,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concentrated epidemic; Epidemic driver; Mathematical modeling; Sex work; West and Central Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASUAL SEX; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST AFRICA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONDOM; HIV INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; AFRICA, WESTERN; CONDOMS; EPIDEMICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84924463266     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000437     Document Type: Article

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