Adding Education to “Test and Treat”: Can We Overcome Drug Resistance?

Figure 6

The effects of education on the number of infected individuals (total population started with is 1450) after 10 years. (a) Comparison between percentage of infected in different classes when early education (, ) and late education (, ) are considered in the limited-education model (19). (b) Comparison between percentage of infected individuals in different classes when average testing is provided (), in the absence of education (, ) and when partial education is provided (, ) in the limited-education model. (c) Comparison between percentage of infected individuals in different classes when rapid testing is adopted (), in the absence of education (, ) and when limited education is provided (, ) in the limited-education model. (d) Comparison between percentage of infected in different classes in the absence of education and when limited education is provided (, , and ) in the full model. Here low treatment is considered ().

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