An introduction to mathematical models in sexually transmitted disease epidemiology

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 78; no. 1; pp. 7 - 12
• Main Author: Garnett, G P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.02.2002; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Epidemiology; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; Fertility; General aspects; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Mathematical models; Medical sciences; Models, Biological; Monte Carlo simulation; Mortality; Population; Population Surveillance; Research Methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; sexually transmitted disease; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control; STD; Stochastic models; Terminology as Topic; Variables; Human; Infection; Sexually transmitted disease; Methodology; Mathematical model; Epidemiology; Modeling
• ISSN: 1368-4973; 1472-3263
• DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.1.7

Mathematical models serve a number of roles in understanding sexually transmitted infection epidemiology and control. This article seeks to provide the non-mathematician with a description of their construction and use and presents illustrative examples from sexually transmitted infection epidemiology.