Structural Design and Data Requirements for Simulation Modelling in HIV/AIDS: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Born out of a necessity for fiscal sustainability, simulation modeling is playing an increasingly prominent role in setting priorities for combination implementation strategies for HIV treatment and prevention globally. The design of a model and the data inputted into it are central factors in ensuring credible inferences. We executed a narrative review of a set of dynamic HIV transmission models to comprehensively synthesize and compare the structural design and the quality of evidence used to support each model. We included 19 models representing both generalized and concentrated epidemics, classified as compartmental, agent-based, individual-based microsimulation or hybrid in our review. We focused on four structural components (population construction; model entry, exit and HIV care en

SUBMITTER: Zang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6711792 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature