Infectious Disease Modelling of HIV Prevention Interventions: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Compartmental Models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The HIV epidemic remains a major public health problem. Critical to transmission control are HIV prevention strategies with new interventions continuing to be developed. Mathematical models are important for understanding the potential impact of these interventions and supporting policy decisions. This systematic review aims to answer the following question: when a new HIV prevention intervention is being considered or designed, what information regarding it is necessary to include in a compartmental model to provide useful insights to policy makers? The primary objective of this review is therefore to assess suitability of current compartmental HIV prevention models for informing policy development.

Methods

Articles published in EMBASE, Medline, Econlit, and Glob

SUBMITTER: Giddings R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163138 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature