Effects of behavior change on the spread of AIDS epidemic (Q1200874)
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Effects of behavior change on the spread of AIDS epidemic (English)
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16 January 1993
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A mathematical model for the spread of AIDS epidemic is studied. The population is divided into uninfected people, infected people and people with AIDS. It is assumed that all infected people are infectious, that those with AIDS are not involved in sexual activity and only infected people change their sexual behaviour. The model consists of a system of partial differential equations with appropriate boundary conditions. Threshold conditions are investigated based on the stability of the disease free equilibrium. The expression of reproductive number and the effect of the behaviour change on it are discussed in some examples.
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social behavior
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age-structured risk group model
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migration between risk groups
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threshold conditions
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reproductive number
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effects of behavior change
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spread of AIDS epidemic
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boundary conditions
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stability of the disease free equilibrium
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