Estimating mother-to-child HIV transmission rates in Cameroon in 2011: a computer simulation approach.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on January 12, 2016

Authors

Hermine L Nguena Nguefack1, Henri Gwet2, Sophie Desmonde3,4, Odile Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer5,6, Céline Nkenfou7, Mathurin Téjiokem8, Patrice Tchendjou9, Irénée Domkam10, Valériane Leroy11,12,13, Ahmadou Alioum14,15, Inserm U897 Modeling Infectious Diseases in Low-Income Countries Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: National Advanced School of Engineering, The University of Yaoundé I, PO Box 8390, Yaoundé, Cameroon. hermine.nguena@gmail.com.
2: National Advanced School of Engineering, The University of Yaoundé I, PO Box 8390, Yaoundé, Cameroon. gwet@visualstat.com.
3: Inserm, U897, Bordeaux, France. Sophie.Desmonde@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr.
4: Bordeaux School of Public Health, The University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. Sophie.Desmonde@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr.
5: Centre International de Référence Chantal Biya (CIRCB) pour la recherche sur la prévention et la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA, Yaoundé, Cameroun. ooukem@gmail.com.
6: Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), member of Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur, Niamey, Niger. ooukem@gmail.com.
7: Centre International de Référence Chantal Biya (CIRCB) pour la recherche sur la prévention et la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA, Yaoundé, Cameroun. nkenfou@yahoo.com.
8: Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, member of Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur, Yaoundé, Cameroun. tejiokem@pasteur-yaounde.org.
9: Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, member of Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur, Yaoundé, Cameroun. ttpatty@yahoo.com.
10: Centre International de Référence Chantal Biya (CIRCB) pour la recherche sur la prévention et la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA, Yaoundé, Cameroun. domkam74@gmail.com.
11: Inserm, U897, Bordeaux, France. valeriane.leroy@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr.
12: Bordeaux School of Public Health, The University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. valeriane.leroy@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr.
13: Inserm U1027 Epidémiologie et analyses en santé publique : risques, maladies chroniques et handicaps, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, Toulouse, France. valeriane.leroy@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr.
14: Inserm, U897, Bordeaux, France. ahmadou.alioum@u-bordeaux.fr.
15: Bordeaux School of Public Health, The University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. ahmadou.alioum@u-bordeaux.fr.

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