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On The Estimation of Double Decrement Life-Table of HIV Population

Suddhendu Biswas, Gurprit Grover, H. D. Arora

Abstract



The present study is an attempt to construct a double decrement life table with decremental forces viz. mortality and conversion to AIDS. The incubation period distribution of AIDS has been obtained of the date of sero-positive given the level of CD-4 cells at the time of first detection. This paper also focuses on the proportion of HIV not going to AIDS in the interpolatory period of time has been worked out using Martingale stopping rule.

Keywords


HIV mortality rate, Incubation period, Double decrement life table, Martingale stopping rule, Sero-positivity

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