- Authors
- Brown, T and W Peerapatanapokin
- Title
- The Asian Epidemic Model: A Process Model for Exploring HIV Policy and Programme Alternatives in Asia
- In
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Imprint
- vol. 80, (Suppl I), 2004, pp. i19-i24
- Url
- http://www.stijournal.com
- Abstract
"Process models offer opportunities to explore the effectiveness of different programme and policy alternatives by varying input behaviours and model parameters to reflect programmatic/policy effects. The Asian Epidemic Model (AEM) has been designed to reflect the primary groups and transmission modes driving HIV transmission in Asia. The user adjusts AEM fitting parameters until HIV prevalence outputs from the model agree with observed epidemiological trends. The AEM resultant projections are closely tied to the epidemiological and behavioural data in the country."