Improvement of short term AIDS incidence predictions by relating the logistic functions used for curve fitting actual data with a deterministic model describing the AIDS epidemic
Haan BJ de Heisterkamp SH
Haan BJ de
Heisterkamp SH
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1990-11-30
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Improvement of short term AIDS incidence predictions
by relating the logistic functions used for curve fitting actual data with a
deterministic model describing the AIDS epidemic
Translated Title
Verbetering van korte termijn AIDS incidentie
verwachtingen door een verbinding te leggen tussen de logistische functies
die voor curve fitting van actuele gegevens gebruikt worden en een
deterministisch model dat de AIDS-epidemie
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Extrapolation of logistic functions fitting current AIDS incidence data has been used as a prediction tool. We investigate the mathematical characteristics of these functions and show an application on the AIDS incidence data of the Amsterdam region. Furthermore, we develop a deterministic model, explicitly taking into account some main processes which affect the development and spreading of AIDS. It is assumed that the processes of incubation and immigration into c.q. withdrawal from the at-risk population can be modelled in a distributed way. Under various severe restrictions this model has the logistic function as a solution. The analytical solution to the model proposed by Birkhead is shown to give irrealistic results for long term predictions. The linear logistic function is found to be perfectly suited for calibration of the parameters of the deterministic model. The advantage of the use of the deterministic model over the extrapolation of a curve fitting function lies in the possibility of using parameters sets that vary in time. The possible applicaton of the presented method as an improved tool for short term AIDS incidence prediction is discussed.
Extrapolation of logistic functions fitting current AIDS incidence data has been used as a prediction tool. We investigate the mathematical characteristics of these functions and show an application on the AIDS incidence data of the Amsterdam region. Furthermore, we develop a deterministic model, explicitly taking into account some main processes which affect the development and spreading of AIDS. It is assumed that the processes of incubation and immigration into c.q. withdrawal from the at-risk population can be modelled in a distributed way. Under various severe restrictions this model has the logistic function as a solution. The analytical solution to the model proposed by Birkhead is shown to give irrealistic results for long term predictions. The linear logistic function is found to be perfectly suited for calibration of the parameters of the deterministic model. The advantage of the use of the deterministic model over the extrapolation of a curve fitting function lies in the possibility of using parameters sets that vary in time. The possible applicaton of the presented method as an improved tool for short term AIDS incidence prediction is discussed.
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