Open AccessModelling for HIV Spread in Homosexual Population
Author(s) -
T. Srivenkataramana,
C. Nagaraja Rao
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mapana journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3303
DOI - 10.12723/mjs.6.13
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , transmission (telecommunications) , population , medicine , computer science , virology , environmental health , telecommunications
Statical modeling of HIV infection is useful to understand HIV spread mechanism, for predicting HIV and AIDS counts and for forecasting health care needs. This article: i. stresses the need for modeling of HIV and AIDS . ii. discusses the appropriateness of a stochastic modefor HIV transmission and iii. examines the applicability of diffusion of newsand rumors model of Taga & Isli(1959), reported inBartholomew(1967) and presents the adapted versionof this model to suit HIV spread in homosexualpopulations. Three different cases are considered underthis model.