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Botswana’s Art Program Success Story: Evidence from the Artificial Neural Networks

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONIZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweThabani NYONIDepartment of Economics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Vol 5 No 3 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2021 | Pages: 237-241

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 31-03-2021

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Abstract
In this research article, the ANN approach was applied to analyze ART coverages in Botswana. The employed annual data covers the period 2000-2018 and the out-of-sample period ranges over the period 2019-2023. The residuals and forecast evaluation criteria (Error, MSE and MAE) of the applied model indicate that the model is stable in forecasting ART coverage in Botswana. The ANN (9, 12, 1) model predictions suggests that the country is likely to record an upward trend in the annual ART coverage over the period 2019-2023, from 84% in 2019 to 86% in 2023 .The government of Botswana is strongly encouraged to improve ART access to key populations such foreigners, commercial sex workers and MSMs .The health authorities are also encouraged to increase demand for ART services through mass media communication and should expand its HIV testing capacity.
Keywords

ANN, ART coverage, Forecasting.


Citation of this Article

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI, Thabani NYONI, “Botswana’s Art Program Success Story: Evidence from the Artificial Neural Networks” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp 237-241, March 2021. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.503039

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