Development, calibration and performance of an HIV transmission model incorporating natural history and behavioral patterns: application in South Africa.

Understanding HIV transmission dynamics is critical to estimating the potential population-wide impact of HIV prevention and treatment interventions. We developed an individual-based simulation model of the heterosexual HIV epidemic in South Africa and linked it to the previously published Cost-Effe...

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Main Authors: Alethea W McCormick, Nadia N Abuelezam, Erin R Rhode, Taige Hou, Rochelle P Walensky, Pamela P Pei, Jessica E Becker, Madeline A DiLorenzo, Elena Losina, Kenneth A Freedberg, Marc Lipsitch, George R Seage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24867402/?tool=EBI