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  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health

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  • Accurate HIV incidence estimation is crucial for epidemic monitoring and intervention targeting.
  • Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys collect vital data in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Distinguishing recent from long-term HIV infections requires advanced analytical methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel semi-supervised logistic regression model for estimating individual HIV recency status.
  • To integrate data from PHIA surveys, literature cohort studies, and national epidemiological models.
  • To enhance the accuracy of HIV incidence estimation at both individual and aggregated levels.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a semi-supervised logistic regression model.
  • Incorporation of data from PHIA surveys (unknown recency status).
  • Integration of covariate relationships from literature cohort studies (contingency tables) and national incidence estimates.

Main Results:

  • The proposed model demonstrates higher accuracy in individual-level HIV recency status estimation.
  • The model is more appropriate for estimating aggregated HIV recency rates compared to the binary classification tree (BCT).
  • Application to Malawi PHIA data validates the model's effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • The semi-supervised logistic regression model offers a more accurate approach to HIV incidence estimation.
  • This method improves the ability to monitor HIV epidemics and evaluate prevention strategies.
  • The model provides a valuable tool for public health initiatives in high-burden regions.