Empirical validation of the UNAIDS Spectrum model for subnational HIV estimates: Case-study of children and adults in Manicaland, Zimbabwe

AIDS

Volumn 31, Issue , 2017, Pages S41-S50

  Silhol, Romain ^a   Gregson, Simon ^a,b   Nyamukapa, Constance ^a,b   Mhangara, Mutsa ^c   Dzangare, Janet ^c   Gonese, Elizabeth ^d   Eaton, Jeffrey W ^a   Case, Kelsey K ^a   Mahy, Mary ^e   Stover, John ^f   Mugurungi, Owen ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^f AVENIR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV estimates; HIV incidence rate; Mathematical model validation; models projections; paediatric estimates; Spectrum model; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; MORTALITY RATE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE; ZIMBABWEAN; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PREVALENCE; SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85015760198     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001418     Document Type: Article

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