Table 1. Model parameters: Description and value.
Parameter | Description | Value | Rate of flow |
---|---|---|---|
σ1 | Period of latency | 1 week | 1/σ1 |
σ2 | Time to infectiousness | 1 week | 1/σ2 |
τ | Time to seek treatment | 0.5 week | 1/τ |
q | Drug recovery period | 1 week | 1/q |
- | Natural recovery period | 12 weeks | 1/δ |
p | Probability of treatment | 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1 | |
N | Population Size | 1000 people | |
β | Contact Rate | 10 per annum | β |
λ | Force of Infection | β×I/N(Models 1,2&3) β×(Iu+It)/N(Models 4, 5&6) |