International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 44 - Number 2 |
Year of Publication: 2012 |
Authors: Barileé Baridam, Chukwuma Irozuru |
10.5120/6239-8584 |
Barileé Baridam, Chukwuma Irozuru . The Prediction of Prevalence and Spread of HIV/AIDS using Artificial Neural Network – The Case of Rivers State in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. International Journal of Computer Applications. 44, 2 ( April 2012), 42-45. DOI=10.5120/6239-8584
HIV/AIDS has gained popularity and sufficient research time in the last two centuries. Research has shown that it is most predominant in people between the ages of 15-50. A lot of government and nongovernment organizations have been actively involved in finding ways to help monitor and curb the spread of the disease. Hitherto, there is no clear relevant predictive service available to HIV/AIDS control and research agencies. In this paper, the artificial neural network (ANN) is used in the prediction of prevalence and spread of HIV/AIDS. Results from a detailed analysis of a sample data used prove the robustness of the method.