Behavioural parameters used in the model
| Haiti | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Uganda (N, C, W)* | Uganda (E)* | Ethiopia | Cote d’Ivoire | Malawi | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Uganda sites were provided separately as N—north (St Mary’s Hospital, Lacor, Gulu), C—central (St Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Kampala), west (Mbarara Hospital,), E—eastern (Jinja Hospital and Mbale Hospital). | |||||||||
| †The default parameter was used in place of country specific data. | |||||||||
| Sources for behaviour data are listed in the supplementary material (see online at http://sti.bmjjournals.com/supplemental/). | |||||||||
| F, females; M, males; N/A, not available. | |||||||||
| Baseline settings | |||||||||
| Age at first sex | |||||||||
| Males | 18 | 17 | 17† | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17† |
| Females | 19 | 17 | 17† | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17† |
| Probability of consistent condom per partnership | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.32† |
| (male <24 with female <24) | |||||||||
| Mean age difference between partners | 6.4 | 5.4 | 7.3† | 7.3† | 7.3† | 7.3† | 8.6 | 5.8 | 7.3† |
| (male age − female age) | |||||||||
| Behavioural changes | |||||||||
| (year implemented) | |||||||||
| Probability of HIV transmission | N/A | N/A | 50% | 75% | 80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| (proportionate reduction) | (2000) | (1990) | (1994) | ||||||
| Delay in age at first sex, males (years) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Delay in age at first sex, females (years) | N/A | +1 (1999) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of sexual partnerships per year(proportionate reduction) | 10% (1995) | F 30% (1999) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| M 26% (1999); 0.80 (2001) | |||||||||
| Probability of consistent condom per partnership(proportionate increase) | 100% (1995) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |