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. 2022 Jan 20;22:138. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12275-6

Table 3.

The dynamic human behavior model state variables and parameters

Variable Description
xS(t) Proportion of susceptible individuals who support closure
xI(t) Proportion of symptomatically infected individuals who self-isolate
C(t) Impact of school and workplace closures
LS(t) Accumulated socio-economic losses due to closures
Parameter Description
κS Support for closure social learning rate
κI Self-isolation social learning rate
εS Sensitivity to socio-economic losses relative to COVID-19 infection
εI Sensitivity to self-isolation relative to infecting others
tclose Initial time closures may take effect
C0 Effectiveness of the closure measures
αS Closure impact rate on socio-economic health
ξS Decay rate for socio-economic losses