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. 2019 Oct 7;147:e284. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001729

Table 1.

Parameter definitions and values

Parameter Description Unit Value Range Method
βm Transmission relative rate among male individuals 1 See text 0–1 Curve fitting
βf Transmission relative rate among female individuals 1 See text 0–1 Curve fitting
βfm Transmission relative rate from female to male 1 See text 0–1 Curve fitting
βmf Transmission relative rate from male to female 1 See text 0–1 Curve fitting
γ Recovered relative rate per day 0.5 0–1 14, 15
br Birth rate of the population 1 3.52 × 10−4 3.30 × 10−4–3.83 × 10−4 Analysis on the reported data
dr Death rate of the population 1 1.29 × 10−5 1.27 × 10−5–1.87 × 10−5 Analysis on the reported data
f Fatality of the disease 1 5.90 × 10−5 0–1 Analysis on the reported data