Probabilistic HIV recency classification-a logistic regression without labeled individual level training data.

ABSTRACT: Accurate HIV incidence estimation based on individual recent infection status (recent vs long-term infection) is important for monitoring the epidemic, targeting interventions to those at greatest risk of new infection, and evaluating existing programs of prevention and treatment. Starting from 2015, the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) individual-level surveys are implemented in the most-affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. PHIA is a nationally-representative HIV-focused survey that combines household visits with key questions and cutting-edge technologies such as biomarker tests for HIV antibody and HIV viral load which offer the unique opportunity of distinguishing between recent infection and long-term infection, and providing relevant HIV information by age, gender,

SUBMITTER: Sheng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature