An Agent-Based Epidemic Simulation of Social Behaviors Affecting HIV Transmission among Taiwanese Homosexuals

Table 2

Agent attributes.

Attribute	Data type	Description
ID	Integer	Serial number identifying agent in model.
State	Symbol	Epidemiological progress status.
Timer	Integer	Number of months in each epidemiological progress state.
Type	Symbol	Subpopulation type.
Fixed partners	Integer	Number of an agent’s fixed partners.
Free partners	Integer	Number of an agent’s nonfixed partners.
Fixed links	Integer array	IDs of fixed partners.
Free links	Integer array	IDs of nonfixed partners.
Condom usage rate	Real	1 = always use condom and 0 = never use condom.
Drug usage rate	Real	Rate of drug use.