UTILIZING HOLT’S LINEAR EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING MODEL TO FORECAST HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15- 49 YEARS IN ETHIOPIA

Authors

  • Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Thabani NYONI Independent Researcher & Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

Keywords:

Exponential smoothing, Forecasting, HIV prevalence

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Published

2024-09-19

How to Cite

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI, & Thabani NYONI. (2024). UTILIZING HOLT’S LINEAR EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING MODEL TO FORECAST HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15- 49 YEARS IN ETHIOPIA. World Bulletin of Public Health, 38, 58-64. Retrieved from https://scholarexpress.net/index.php/wbph/article/view/4553

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