Table 1.

Description of parameter values used in the model. “Due to lack of relevant data, most of the parameter values are assumed within realistic ranges for a typical scenario in a rural community/society for the purpose of illustration” [44], with most of the parameter values where appreciable per year.

Parameter	Description	Value/Range	Reference
π	Recruitment rate (migration and/or birth rate)	100–100000	Assumed
β	Effective contact rate	0.88	[28]
θ	Loss of immunity	0.04–2	[14, 47]
μ	Natural death rate	0.02	[14]
δ	Disease-induced mortality	0.05–0.5	[48]
α	Rate of progression from C to I	0.1–0.52	[14]
ω	Natural recovery rate	0.06–0.2	Assumed
η1	Per capita infection rate by ill individuals	0.2–0.95	Assumed
η	Per capita infection rate by Carriers	0.2–0.85	Assumed
u1	Vaccination rate of susceptible individuals against Meningitis	[0,1]	Assumed
u2	Treatment rate for carriers without natural recovery and ill individuals	[0,1]	Assumed
σ	Effectiveness of vaccination	0.85–1	[2]
γ	Effectiveness of Treatment	0.1–0.9	Assumed