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. 2012 Apr 13;7(4):e34101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034101

Table 1. Model Key Parameters.

Parameter Swaziland Tanzania Cameroon
Demographic 15–-24 Population Growth Rate 14.18% 13.56% 11.71%
15–-49 Population (In Thousands) 582 16,220 7,708
Sample Weights 71 1,521 790
Sample Sizes 8,187 10,747 9,751
Economics Employment rates: Age [15–-19] Reference
Estimated Age [20–-24] 1.538 1.339 1.299
Coefficients from the Age [25–-29] 2.378 2.284 2.025
Logit Model Age [30–-34] 2.649 2.514 2.618
Age [35] [39] 2.836 2.702 2.929
Age [40] [44] 2.696 2.934 3.094
Age [45] [49] 2.691 2.677 2.977
Woman −0.7567 -0.369 −0.596
Intercept −1.580 0.196 −0.663
Absenteeism Rates HIV − 100%
HIV+ 100%
HIV++ w/ ART 95%
HIV++ w/o ART 75%
GDP at Market Price In billions USD 2.648 11.351 15.775
Annual Avg. Wage Per Worker $10,381 $870 $3,223
Epidemiology τ (ART need; 2006 Guidelines ) 31.05% 30.00% 29.91%
TC (ART coverage; 2006 Guidelines ) T0 (Initial Stage) 42.37% 0.71% 8.75%
T0-T1 Unknown 16% 18%
T1 (First Period) Unknown 31% 26%
α (HIV history) 0.1
v (HIV+ Mortality Gap) 0.005
u (HIV++ Mortality Gap) 0.2 for S1 & S2a ; 0.1 for S2b
γ ( HIV Diffusion Parameter) 0.518 0.388 0.511
ϕ (Prevention Parameter) 0 for S1 & S2a ; 0.7 for S2b
β (Transition Booster) 1.30 1.27 1.30
ψ (Transition Restrainer) 0.7 for asymptomatic patients ; 1 otherwise