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. 2016 May 16;1(1):3–10. doi: 10.1016/j.idm.2016.05.001

Table 1.

Values and confidence intervals for model parameters.

Parameter Description Best-fit value 95% CI Source
βI Transmission rate for compartment I 0.214 [0.184, 0.237] Fitting
a=βD/βI Ratio of transmission rates forD and I 0.75 [0.5, 1] (Fox et al, 2009, Marks et al, 2005)
b=βT/βI Ratio of transmission rates for T and I 0.1 [0.05, 0.15] (Bunnell et al, 2006, Castilla et al, 2005, Donnell, 2010, Donnell et al, 2010, Granich et al, 2010, Quinn et al, 2000)
dS Death rate for compartment S 0.007 [0.00503, 0.0089] Fitting
dI Death rate for compartment I 0.063 [0.045, 0.083] (Collaborative group on AIDS incubation and HIV survival, including the CASCADE EU concerted action, 2000, Todd et al, 2007)
dD Death rate for compartment D 0.0427 [0.032, 0.055] Data
dT Death rate for compartment T 0.0652 [0.051, 0.077] Data
ρ Treatment drop-out rate 0.0169 [0.0108, 0.025] Data
I0 Undiagnosed HIV positive population in 2005 813 [651, 934] Fitting
Λ Influx of susceptibles by birth and emigration 276 [199, 354] Fitting
α(t) Time-dependent diagnosis rate 0.04345,t2004
0.0602t120.585,2004<t2007
0.55,2007<t2008
0.0602t120.585,2008<t2009
1,2009<t2010
0.0602t120.585,t>2010
Fitting
γ(t) Time-dependent treatment enrollment rate 0,t2004
0.006228,2004<t2005
0.01886t37.807,t>2005
Data
R2 Goodness of Fitting 0.97