On the Reproductive Number of HIV/AIDS Patients in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper presents the basic reproductive number of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria as well as endemic prevalence using the SIR model developed by Mckendric (2001). The Basic reproduction number  determines if the disease is transmissible or it will die a natural death, and the endemic prevalence gives a clue on the rate of transmission of the disease. This study obtained both the and the endemic prevalence as a tool for controlling the endemic in an SIR model of disease dynamics.