Homosexual Men in San Francisco : Estimation of Parameters and Incidences
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چکیده
San Francisco (SF) has been chosen as the site for modeling HIV transmission in homosexual men because very good data are available there . The large open community of homosexual men in SF has been the source of numerous sexual behavior surveys . Additionally, data are available in SF for AIDS incidence each year and for HIV incidence as early as 1978 . In this application of the simulation model, men who have sex with men (homosexual and bisexual men) are called homosexual men . Since most (85%) of the reported AIDS cases in SF have occurred in homosexual men, the modeling here does not include transmission between homosexual bisexual men and others such as their heterosexual partners or homosexual intravenous drug users .
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