Understanding the modes of transmission model of new HIV infection and its use in prevention planning

• Main Authors: Kelsey K Case (Author), Peter D Ghys (Author), Eleanor Gouws (Author), Jeffrey W Eaton (Author), Annick Borquez (Author), John Stover (Author), Paloma Cuchi (Author), Laith J Abu-Raddad (Author), Geoffrey P Garnett (Author), Timothy B Hallett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The modes of transmission model has been widely used to help decision-makers target measures for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The model estimates the number of new HIV infections that will be acquired over the ensuing year by individuals in identified risk groups in a giv...