Measuring and correcting bias in indirect estimates of under-5 mortality in populations affected by HIV/AIDS: a simulation study

Table 2 Outcomes for simulated populations, summary statistics

Variable	Mean	Std dev	Median	Min	Max
HIV prevalence, 1990	0.07	0.07	0.08	0	0.22
HIV prevalence, 2000	0.13	0.13	0.08	0	0.40
HIV prevalence, 2010	0.09	0.09	0.07	0	0.24
ART coverage, 2004	0	0	0	0	0
ART coverage, 2008	0.15	0.12	0.12	0	0.39
ART coverage, 2010	0.42	0.26	0.42	0	0.79
ART prevalence, 2005	0.0006	0.0011	0.0001	0	0.0057
ART prevalence, 2007	0.0029	0.0048	0.0006	0	0.0249
ART prevalence, 2009	0.0055	0.0088	0.0014	0	0.0440
Total fertility rate, 2000	4.91	1.67	4.64	2.86	6.89
Total fertility rate, 2010	4.30	1.65	4.16	2.44	6.18

Notes: Based on 4480 simulated populations. ART coverage is defined as the percent of women with a CD4 count under 200 who are on ART. ART prevalence is defined as the percent of women aged 15–49 who are on ART

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