Abstract
Many HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) models have been developed to help our understanding of the dynamics and interrelationships of the determinants of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) spread and/or to develop reliable estimates of the eventual extent of such spread. These models range from very simple to very complex. WHO has developed a simple model for short-term projections of AIDS, details of which are presented here along with results obtained using the model to estimate and project AIDS cases for the USA, sub-Saharan Africa, and south/south-east Asia. WHO has also developed, based on the model described in this paper, a computer program (Epi Model), which will enable the user to easily change the values of any of the variables required by the WHO model.
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EpidemiologyCohortMedicineHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)DemographyTransmission (telecommunications)Population projectionDeveloping countryMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyEstimationImmunologyPediatricsViral diseaseSidaDeveloped countryEnvironmental healthPopulationComputer scienceBiologyPathology
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- Year
- 1991
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 399-406
- Citations
- 82
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Jerome H. Chin,
Stephen K. Lwanga
(1991).
Estimation and projection of adult AIDS cases: a simple epidemiological model..
PubMed
, 69
(4)
, 399-406.