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. 2019 May 15;570(7760):189–193. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1200-9

Extended Data Fig. 5. Analytic process overview.

Extended Data Fig. 5

The process used to produce HIV prevalence estimates among adults in sub-Saharan Africa involved three main parts. In the data-processing steps (green), data were identified, extracted and prepared for use in the HIV prevalence model and in covariate models. In the modelling phase (orange), we used these data and covariates in a stacked generalization ensemble model and spatiotemporal Gaussian process model. In the post-processing phase (blue), we calibrated the prevalence estimation to match GBD 2017 estimates at the national level, aggregated prevalence estimates to the first- and second-level administrative subdivisions in each country and calculated the number of people living with HIV.