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Monogamous networks and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
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UNSPECIFIED (2004) Monogamous networks and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES, 189 (2). pp. 115-130. doi:10.1016/j.mbs.2004.02.003 ISSN 0025-5564.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2004.02.003
Abstract
Patterns of sexual mixing and heterogeneity in the number of sexual partners can have a huge effect on the spread of a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The sexual mixing network identifies all partnerships within a population over a given period and is a powerful tool in the study of such infections. Previous models assumed all links within the network to be concurrent active partnerships. We present a novel modelling approach in which we adapt the notion of a sexual contact network to a monogamous population by allowing the nature of the links to change. We use the underlying network to represent potential Sexual partnerships, only some of which are active at any one time. Thus serial monogamy can be modelled while maintaining the patterns of mixing displayed by the population. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES | ||||
Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | ||||
ISSN: | 0025-5564 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2004 | ||||
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Volume: | 189 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 16 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 115-130 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.mbs.2004.02.003 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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