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. 2022 Jan 15;28:100849. doi: 10.1016/j.imu.2022.100849

Table 1.

Description of the variables and parameters.

Parameter Interpretation Value Reference
ωH Recruitment rate 1000059×365 [17], [18]
ωR Loss of immunity after recovery 0.1 Assumed
ΛC Effective contact rate transmission of COVID-19 0.6 [19]
ΛT Effective contact rate transmission of tuberculosis 1. 3 [20]
βC Modification parameter accounting for susceptibility of COVID-19-infected
Individuals to tuberculosis 1 Assumed
βT Modification parameter accounting for susceptibility of tuberculosis-infected
Individuals to COVID-19 1 Assumed
ηU Progression rate from asymptomatic to unreported symptomatic COVID-19 0. 785 [21]
ηR Progression rate from asymptomatic to reported symptomatic COVID-19 0. 2 [22]
θU Progression rate from exposed to unreported infectious tuberculosis class 0.7 [23]
θR Progression rate from exposed to reported infectious tuberculosis class 0.166 [23]
γCT Fraction of individuals moving to the co-infection class 0.0333 Assumed
αCR Tuberculosis infection rate of reported individuals already infected with COVID-19 0.0028 Assumed
γCU Tuberculosis infection rate of unreported individuals already infected with COVID-19 0.0044 Assumed
αTR COVID-19 infection rate of reported individuals already infected with tuberculosis 0.13 Assumed
γTU COVID-19 infection rate of unreported individuals already infected with tuberculosis 0.0333 Assumed
αCU Recovery rate of unreported COVID-19 infected individuals 0.142 [21]
αC Recovery rate of reported COVID-19 infected individuals 0.68 [24]
αTU Recovery rate of unreported tuberculosis infected individuals 0.175 [25]
αT Recovery rate of reported tuberculosis infected individuals 0.35 [25]
ϕCU Death rate of unreported COVID-19 infected individuals 0.0065 [26], [27]
ϕCR Death rate of reported COVID-19 infected individuals 0 .0018 [28]
ϕTU Death rate of unreported tuberculosis infected individuals 0. 004 [29]
ϕTR Death rate of reported tuberculosis infected individuals 0.000179 [30]
μH Natural death rate of the population 159×365 [17], [18]