HIV Synthesis program files for AMETHIST analyses

<p dir="ltr">Four programs are needed to produce outputs for the AMETHIST modelling analyses.</p><p dir="ltr">File 1/4 is 'hiv_synthesis_fsw_zim04Aug25_FIGSHARE' (and uses file 2/4 'Zim_parameters13')</p><p dir="ltr">This file was run 2000 times of which 100 runs met the calibration criteria for Zimbabwe. This is a stochastic model and hence running the model 2000 times will not produce identical outputs to those analysed. However, conclusions are expected to be as presented in the paper.</p><p dir="ltr">SAS is required to run this file, together with a Zimbabwe specific parameter file ('Zim_parameters13'). This parameter file needs to be saved to a local directory. Search for 'FILEPATH' and 'FILENAME' to change to local filepaths/filenames.</p><p dir="ltr">See slideset 'Help with program' for further support: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cg6g4sstvcb2t5g6merc6/explanation-of-hiv_synthesis-model-program.pptx?rlkey=qrw41pgrdi2tns6z4bw511hq1&e=1&dl=0" target="_blank">explanation of hiv_synthesis model program.pptx</a></p><p dir="ltr">Once the model has been run multiple times (minimum 1000), the outputs need to be set on top of each other (either using SAS or within the computing program in which they were run) before reading them into file 3/4, 'create_wide_file_zim_04Aug25'. This produces means of the outputs which are analysed using 'analysis of output file_zim'. Further comments/explanations can be found in the code itself</p><p><br></p>