Table 1. Parameter estimates for the model of modes of transmission.
Parameters | Hong Kong (275 households with 822 contacts) | Bangkok (507 households with 1,266 contacts) |
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Estimate (95% CI)
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Estimate (95% CI)
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φ Shape of the Weibull distribution | 1.41 (1.05, 1.79) | 1.38 (1.14, 1.61) |
λ1 Force of contact transmission* | 0.16 (0.01, 0.41) | 0.17 (0.01, 0.32) |
λ2 Force of droplet transmission* | 0.11 (0.00 0.30) | 0.13 (0.01, 0.28) |
λ3 Force of aerosol transmission* | 0.28 (0.07, 0.42) | 0.22 (0.11, 0.32) |
π1 Risk of fever plus cough for infections by contact route | 22% (1%, 51%) | 26% (1%, 66%) |
π2 Risk of fever plus cough for infections by droplet route | 23% (1%, 58%) | 33% (2%, 73%) |
π3 Risk of fever plus cough for infections by aerosol route | 53% (33%, 92%) | 77% (55%, 98%) |
θ1 Proportion of household adults immune/not exposed | 88% (84%, 91%) | 74% (71%, 78%) |
θ2 Proportion of household children immune/not exposed | 80% (72%, 88%) | 69% (61%, 76%) |
The forces of infection in combination with a shared shape parameter determine the hazard associated with each competing mode of transmission. The relative contribution of each mode j is calculated as the cause-specific probabilities .