The Spread of HIV/AIDS in Mobile Populations | Modelling, Analysis, Simulation

Asrul Sani

ISBN 10: 383836290X / ISBN 13: 9783838362908

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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The Spread of HIV/AIDS in Mobile Populations | Modelling, Analysis, Simulation | Asrul Sani | Taschenbuch | 156 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838362908 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spread of HIV/AIDS in Mobile Populations | Modelling, Analysis, Simulation
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 383836290X
• ISBN 13: 9783838362908
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 10D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 250 grams
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Synopsis

Since the first cases of HIV/AIDS disease were recognised in the early 1980s, a large number of mathematical models have been proposed. However, the mobility of people, which has an obvious impact on the spread of the disease, has not been much considered in the modelling studies. This book provides various new results pertaining to the spread of the disease, including epidemic intervention, in mobile populations. The results can serve as a basic framework how to formulate and analyse a more realistic stochastic model for the spread of HIV in mobile heterogeneous populations ? classifying all individuals by age, risk, and at the same time considering different modes of the disease transmission. Some strategies such as how to allocate a limited budget to minimise the number of new HIV cases over a finite time horizon as people move among regions might provide some useful information in controlling the spread of the disease. A novel approach using the Cross-Entropy (CE) method is introduced to solve such highly non-linear and multidimensional problems. This book, therefore, should be especially useful to those interested in Epidemic Modelling, Analysis, and Simulation fields.

About the Author

Asrul Sani, Drs, MSc, PhD: Mathematics and Statistics at Haluoleo University, Kendari, Indonesia.