Open AccessModelling the prevalence of hepatitis C virus amongst blood donors in Libya: An investigation of providing a preventive strategy
Author(s) -
Mohamed A. Daw,
Amira Shabash,
Abdallah El-Bouzedi,
Aghnya A. Dau,
Moktar Habas,
Hiv
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3249
DOI - 10.5501/wjv.v5.i1.14
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , autoregressive integrated moving average , medicine , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis c virus , population , demography , hepatitis c , environmental health , virology , immunology , statistics , virus , time series , antibody , mathematics , serology , geometry , sociology
To determine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among the Libyan population using blood donors and applying the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model to predict future trends and formulate plans to minimize the burden of HCV infection.