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Table 1 Parameter values used in numerical simulations

From: A note on the impact of late diagnosis on HIV/AIDS dynamics: a mathematical modelling approach

Parameter

Definition

Range

Value

Source

\(\beta _1\)

Contact for individuals in S with those in \(I_1\)

0-1

0.912

[8]

\(\beta _2\)

Contact for individuals in S with those in \(I_2\)

0-1

0.894

[8]

\(\beta _3\)

Contact for individuals in S with those in \(I_{A1}\)

\(0{-}1\)

0.095

[8]

\(\beta _4\)

Contact for individuals in S with those in \(I_{A2}\)

\(0{-}1\)

0.091

[8]

\(\sigma _1\)

Progression from \(I_1\) to \(I_{A1}\)

\(0.01{-}1\)

0.084

[8]

\(\sigma _2\)

Progression from \(I_2\) to \(I_{A2}\)

\(0{-}1\)

0.1

Assumed

\(\delta\)

Progression from \(I_1\) to \(I_{2}\)

\(0.01{-}1\)

1.0

[8]

\(\gamma _1\)

Progression from \(I_{A1}\) to \(I_{A2}\)

\(0.01{-}1\)

0.096

[8]

\(\gamma _2\)

Progression from \(I_{A2}\) to \(I_{A1}\)

\(0.1{-}1\)

0.112

[8]

r

Effect of late initiation into ART

\(0{-}1\)

0.45

Assumed

\(\omega _1\)

Disease related death of individuals in \(I_2\)

\(0{-}1\)

0.089

[7]

\(\omega _2\)

Disease related death of individuals in \(I_{A2}\)

\(0{-}1\)

0.095

[7]

\(\Lambda\)

Recruitment rate into S

\(0{-}1\)

0.0239

[12,13,14]

\(\mu\)

Natural death rate

\(0{-}1\)

0.0172

[14]