Title :
Targeted strategies for tuberculosis in areas of high hiv prevalence: A simulation study
Author :
Mellor, Georgina R. ; Corbett, Elizabeth L. ; Currie, Christine S M ; Cheng, Russell C H
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We describe the analysis of a discrete event simulation model of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV disease, parameterized to describe the dual epidemics in Harare, Zimbabwe. The HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly severe and has led to a significant rise in TB cases. We use the model to evaluate new strategies for improved detection of TB cases in a high HIV prevalence setting. The structure of the model and its validation will be discussed, but the paper will focus on the analysis of the model output.
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; diseases; patient treatment; HIV disease; discrete event simulation model; dual epidemics; high HIV prevalence; tuberculosis; Africa; Discrete event simulation; Diseases; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mathematics; Medical simulation; Optimal control; Testing; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1306-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1306-5
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2007.4419761
