Term | Definition | Factors affecting the term | Intervention to reduce the term’s value |
---|---|---|---|
β | Transmission efficiency | Self-perceived risk | Access to HIV information |
Condom availability and use | HIV prevention and risk reduction strategies | ||
Sexual practices | |||
Exposure to sexual violence | |||
Stigma | |||
Discrimination | |||
Disclosure | |||
STI co-infections | Access to STI care and treatment services | ||
Detectable viral load | ART provision | ||
c | Contact rate | Number of partners | HIV prevention and risk reduction strategies |
Mixing patterns | |||
Size of core group | |||
D | Duration of infectivity | Natural history of infection | Early diagnosis |
Diagnostic interventions | Access to HIV testing services | ||
Therapeutic interventions | ART provision | ||
Socio-economic deprivation | Societal interventions |