Comparing geographic area-based and classical population-based incidence and prevalence rates, and their confidence intervals
To quantify the HIV epidemic, the classical population-based prevalence and incidence rates (P rates) are the two most commonly used measures used for policy interventions. However, these P rates ignore the heterogeneity of the size of geographic region where the population resides. It is intuitive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | Preventive Medicine Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517300955 |