HIV

  • Description of the EMOD-HIV Model v0.7

    The expansion of tools against HIV transmission has brought increased interest in epidemiological models that can predict the impact of these interventions. The EMOD-HIV model was recently compared to eleven other independently developed mathematical models of HIV transmission to determine the extent to which they agree about the potential impact of expanded use of antiretroviral…

  • Relationship formation and flow control algorithms for generating age-structured networks in HIV modeling

    Age mixing plays an important role in the formation of relationships within computer simulations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission. We present and analyze an algorithm that takes individuals seeking a heterosexual relationship, and forms pairs of a desired joint age mixing distribution. The rate at which eligible individuals seek relationships varies by age group…