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A Model-Based Approach to US Policy on HIV-1 Infection and Immigration

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 6, no. 1 (Spring 1991): 3-14
Rupert E.D. Whitaker and Richard K. Edwards

This article analyzes technical and methodological issues underlying the U.S. HIV testing program; develops the model in terms of its specified data premises, the sources of which are assessed; and presents the results of an analysis using the model, which are evaluated in terms of their adequacy in answering the policy questions posed. Finally, some conclusions are drawn regarding the efficacy of the screening program and its policy ramifications. By pursuing this evaluation, the article both assesses the efficacy of the current HIV-1 screening policy and points out the need for certain data before the feasibility of any such program may be rationalized.
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