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. 2021 Feb 27;68(1):19–44. doi: 10.1007/s12190-021-01507-y

Table 1.

Descriptions of parameters involved in system (1)

Parameters Descriptions Units
Λ Immigration in class of susceptible population Person day-1
β1 Contact rate of susceptible with symptomatic individuals Person-1 day-1
in absence of awareness programs
β2 Contact rate of susceptible with asymptomatic individuals Person-1 day-1
in absence of awareness programs
cms Efficacy of awareness programs to reduce the contact rate
with symptomatic individuals via propagating awareness
among susceptible individuals
cma Efficacy of awareness programs to reduce the contact rate
with asymptomatic individuals via propagating awareness
among susceptible individuals
p Half saturation constant Ads.
σ Rate of incubation Day-1
1-a Fraction of exposed individuals
showing clinical symptoms
βa Rate of transfer of asymptomatic individuals Day-1
to symptomatic class
ϕs Rate of hospitalization of symptomatic individuals Day-1
γa Quarantine rate of asymptomatic individuals Ads.-1 day-1
in presence of awareness programs
ϕh Recovery rate of quarantine individuals Day-1
λ Dissemination rate of awareness among susceptible individuals Ads.-1 day-1
λ0 Rate of transfer of aware individuals to susceptible class Day-1
νh Recovery rate of hospitalized individuals Day-1
αs Disease induced death rate of symptomatic individuals Day-1
αh Disease induced death rate of hospitalized individuals Day-1
d Natural death rate of human population Day-1
δ Rate of transfer of recovered individuals Day-1
to susceptible class due to immunity loss
r Growth rate of broadcasting the information Ads. person-1 day-1
θ Decay in advertisements due to increase
in number of aware individuals
w Half saturation constant Persons
r0 Diminution rate of advertisements Day-1
due to inefficacy and psychological barriers
M0 Baseline number of social media advertisements Ads.