Table 1. Model fitting using individual and disease/epidemic-specific parameters.

Parameter	Description		0–95 Days	95–186 Days	186–587 Days	Source
		Disease/Epidemic-specific parameters
N	Size of the total population–Sierra Leone (2014)		7,017,144			World Bank Group [32]
SHCW	HCW		1153			Evans et al. [33]
1/σ	Mean latency period		7 days	7 days	7 days	Legrand et al. [34]
1/γD	Mean duration from death to burial		2 days	2 days	2 days	Legrand et al. [34]
1/α	Mean duration from onset of infection to hospitalization		2.4 days	2.4 days	2.2 days	Fitted
βI→HCW	Transmission rate from infectious individuals to HCW (In days−1)		117.8	15.0	5.1	Fitted
βH→HCW	Transmission rate from hospitalized individuals to HCW (In days−1)		189.21	23.64	8.88	Fitted
βD→HCW	Transmission rate from dead but not buried individuals to HCW (In days−1)		0.0726	0.0511	0.0450	Fitted
βI→NHCW	Transmission rate from infectious individuals to the non-HCW/general population (In days−1)		0.635	0.594	0.425	Fitted
βH→NHCW	Transmission rate from hospitalized individuals to the non-HCW/general population (In days−1)		0.0020	0.0010	0.0005	Fitted
βD→NHCW	Transmission rate from dead but not buried individuals to the non-HCW/general population (In days−1)		0.0726	0.0511	0.0450	Fitted
δ1	Case-fatality rate among non-hospitalized infectious individuals		0.46	0.21	0.68	Fitted
δ2	Case-fatality rate among hospitalized individuals		0.46	0.21	0.68	Fitted
1/γ	Mean duration from onset of infection to death/recovery		6 days	6 days	6 days	Fitted
1/γH	Mean duration from hospitalization to death/recovery		6.2 days	8.3 days	16 days	Fitted
K1	Proportion of HCW in the total population at the start of the epidemic		0.016%			Calculated

Abbreviations: HCW, healthcare workers; Non-HCW–overall population minus healthcare workers; WHO, World Health Organization