Estimation of the HIV Basic Reproduction Number in Rural South West Uganda: 1991–2008
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Estimation of the HIV Basic Reproduction Number in Rural South West Uganda: 1991–2008
BACKGROUND The basic reproduction number, [Formula: see text], is one of the many measures of the epidemic potential of an infection in a population. We estimate HIV [Formula: see text] over 18 years in a rural population in Uganda, examine method-specific differences in estimated [Formula: see text], and estimate behavioural changes that would reduce [Formula: see text] below one. METHODS Da...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083778