Journal article
HIV Sexual Transmission Is Predominantly Driven by Single Individuals Rather than Discordant Couples: A Model-Based Approach
Abstract
Understanding the relative contribution to HIV transmission from different social groups is important for public-health policy. Information about the importance of stable serodiscordant couples (when one partner is infected but not the other) relative to contacts outside of stable partnerships in spreading disease can aid in designing and targeting interventions. However, the overall importance of within-couple transmission, and the …
Authors
Champredon D; Bellan S; Dushoff J
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 12,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0082906
ISSN
1932-6203