Social Context and the Spread of HIV: An Evolutionary Game-Theoretic Investigation on the Impacts of Social Stigma on Epidemic Outcomes

Social Context and the Spread of HIV: An Evolutionary Game-Theoretic Investigation on the Impacts of Social Stigma on Epidemic Outcomes

We provide a theoretical foundation for analyzing how social stigma and adopted behavioral traits affect the transmission of HIV across a population. We combine an evolutionary game-theoretic model—based on a relationship signaling stage game—with the SIR (susceptible-infected-recovered) model of di...

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Main Authors: William D. Ferguson, Trang Kieu Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Economies
Subjects:
evolutionary game theory
HIV transmission
polymorphic equilibrium
SIR model of disease transmission
social stigma
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/2/3/171

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