Modeling the spreading of HIV in homosexual populations with heterogeneous preventive attitude
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2004
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Journal of Biological Systems
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20
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Piqueira J.R.C.
Castano M.C.
Alves Monteiro L.H.
Castano M.C.
Alves Monteiro L.H.
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A model for HIV transmission in homosexual populations is proposed taking into consideration different preventive attitudes, blood screening and effects of social networks. The equilibrium points of the system are calculated with and without blood screening and their stabilities are analyzed. By using these analytical results and numerical simulations, some evolving aspects of the epidemic are discussed.