Research Article
Markov Chain Modeling of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis B Transmission in Ghana
Table 9
Estimates of other disease metrics for each disease.
| | Metrics | HIV | Tuberculosis | Hepatitis B |
| | Overall probability of infection | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.95 | | Overall probability of recovery | — | 1.00 | — | | Expected time to infection (years) | 14.29 | 5.88 | 4.55 | | Expected time to recovery (years) | | 1.22 | | | Life expectancy for healthy individuals (years) | 31.43 | 59.15 | 28.41 | | Life expectancy for infected individuals (years) | 20.00 | 60.37 | 25.00 |
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Expected time to recovery from HIV and TB is also known as life expectancy for infected individuals. |
