Table 1 Value and source for model parameters
From: On estimating the number of people with known HIV positive status
Parameter | Notation | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Probability for an HIV+ person of being retested positive during the period | Pt | 0.49 | CNLS [16] |
Average number of positive tests | Mt | 3.02 | CNLS [16] |
False positive probability | Ft | 0.01 | WHO [27] |
Death probability of a tested HIV positive | Dt | 0.042 | UNAIDS [28] |
Permanent emigration probability of a tested HIV positive | Et | 0.008 | OIM [29] |
The cumulative number of HIV positive tests (1987–2016) | Nt | 621,417 |