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A Policy Model of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening and Intervention

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  • Margaret L. Brandeau

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305)

  • Hau L. Lee

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305)

  • Douglas K. Owens

    (Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, California 94304)

  • Carol H. Sox

    (Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755)

  • Robert M. Wachter

    (Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143)

Abstract

The epidemics of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and its causative agent, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are serious and growing. In response to the epidemic, policy makers have instituted a variety of interventions, often before careful studies of program costs and benefits have been carried out. We have developed an analytic decision model to assess HIV screening and intervention policies. The model is a dynamic compartmental epidemic model that captures disease transmission and disease progression, behavioral changes, and the effects of screening and other interventions. We illustrate the model by analyzing screening programs aimed at reducing the birthrate of HIV-infected infants.

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  • Margaret L. Brandeau & Hau L. Lee & Douglas K. Owens & Carol H. Sox & Robert M. Wachter, 1991. "A Policy Model of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening and Intervention," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 21(3), pages 5-25, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:21:y:1991:i:3:p:5-25
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.21.3.5
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