Table 3. Evaluation of reporting quality in individual-based models in the HIV transmission and prevention literature (N=32).
Item | Total Number of Papers |
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n (%) | |
1. Title and Abstract | 32 (100.0) |
2. Objective | 30 (93.8) |
3. Context | 32 (100.0) |
4. Model Justification | 18 (56.3) |
5. Structure | 32 (100.0) |
6. Assumptions | 32 (100.0) |
7. Validity of Sexual Behavior | 32 (100.0) |
8. Validity of Biology | 31 (96.9) |
9. Parameters | 29 (90.6) |
10. Time step | 6 (18.8) |
11. Heterogeneity | 25 (78.1) |
12. Interaction | 32 (100.0) |
13. Calibration | 22 (68.8) |
14. Sensitivity Analyses | 29 (90.6) |
15. Assumption Sensitivity | 26 (81.3) |
16. Stochastic Sensitivity | 15 (46.9) |
17. Internal Validity | 1 (3.1) |
18. Data Quality | 29 (90.6) |
19. Data Conversion | 3 (9.4) |
20. Results | 31 (96.9) |
21. Limitations and Strengths | 28 (87.5) |
22. Reproducibility | 21 (65.6) |
23. Discussion | 32 (100.0) |
24. Authorship and Funding | 26 (81.3) |