Modelling homosexual and heterosexual transmissions of hepatitis B virus in China
Min Lü, Yaqin Shu, Jicai Huang, Shigui Ruan, Xinan Zhang, Lan Zou
Abstract
in terms of model parameters, we find that the infection rate among people who have same-sex partners, the frequency of homosexual contact and the immunity rate of adults play important roles in the transmission of HBV. Moreover, we use our model to fit the reported data in China and forecast the trend of hepatitis B. Our results demonstrate that popularizing the basic knowledge of HBV among residents, advocating healthy and reasonable sexual life style, reducing the number of adult carriers, and increasing the immunization rate of adults are effective measures to prevent and control hepatitis B.
Topics & Concepts
Transmission (telecommunications)Hepatitis B virusBasic reproduction numberDemographySexual transmissionChinaHepatitis BMedicineVirologyDisease controlImmunologyEnvironmental healthVirusComputer scienceTelecommunicationsPopulationGeographyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)SociologyMicrobicideArchaeologyMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsHepatitis B Virus StudiesCOVID-19 epidemiological studies