Modeling infection transmission
J Koopman - Annu. Rev. Public Health, 2004 - annualreviews.org
Understanding what determines patterns of infection spread in populations is important for
controlling infection transmission. The science that advances this understanding uses …
controlling infection transmission. The science that advances this understanding uses …
Cost-effectiveness analyses of vaccination programmes: a focused review of modelling approaches
Cost effectiveness is becoming an increasingly important factor for stakeholders faced with
decisions about adding a new vaccine into national immunization programmes versus …
decisions about adding a new vaccine into national immunization programmes versus …
A taxonomy of model structures for economic evaluation of health technologies
Abstract Models for the economic evaluation of health technologies provide valuable
information to decision makers. The choice of model structure is rarely discussed in …
information to decision makers. The choice of model structure is rarely discussed in …
Modeling dynamic and network heterogeneities in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
A wide range of communicable human diseases can be considered as spreading through a
network of possible transmission routes. The implied network structure is vital in determining …
network of possible transmission routes. The implied network structure is vital in determining …
Susceptible–infected–recovered epidemics in dynamic contact networks
Contact patterns in populations fundamentally influence the spread of infectious diseases.
Current mathematical methods for epidemiological forecasting on networks largely assume …
Current mathematical methods for epidemiological forecasting on networks largely assume …
Do people really know their sex partners?: Concurrency, knowledge of partner behavior, and sexually transmitted infections within partnerships
Study Design: We recruited 192 individuals aged 18 to 30 from sexually transmitted disease
and family planning clinics in 96 partner dyads that reported first sexual contact during the …
and family planning clinics in 96 partner dyads that reported first sexual contact during the …
The geographic spread of infectious diseases: models and applications
L Sattenspiel - 2009 - torrossa.com
In early 2002, with the help of Alun Lloyd, Steven Tanner, Ben Bolker, and Tony Sun, I took
on the task of creating a state-of-the-art review of models for the geographic spread of …
on the task of creating a state-of-the-art review of models for the geographic spread of …
Stigmatized drug use, sexual partner concurrency, and other sex risk network and behavior characteristics of 18-to 24-year-old youth in a high-risk neighborhood
Study Design In-person interviews were conducted with both a probability household
sample (n= 363) and a targeted, street-recruited sample of cocaine, heroin, crack, or injected …
sample (n= 363) and a targeted, street-recruited sample of cocaine, heroin, crack, or injected …
Sexual bridging socially and over time: a simulation model exploring the relative effects of mixing and concurrency on viral sexually transmitted infection transmission
Background: Sexual partnerships between people at higher and lower risk for sexually
transmitted infections (STIs)(ie, bridging) occur through dissortative mixing and concurrent …
transmitted infections (STIs)(ie, bridging) occur through dissortative mixing and concurrent …
Discord, discordance, and concurrency: comparing individual and partnership-level analyses of new partnerships of young adults at risk of sexually transmitted …
Results: STI was detected in 22% of partnerships; discordance for demographics or
relationship commitment was reported in 40% to 50%; and partner concurrency in 26%. Few …
relationship commitment was reported in 40% to 50%; and partner concurrency in 26%. Few …