Theory and Modern Applications
Table 1 Indices of sensitivity
From: Modeling co-dynamics of pneumonia and meningitis diseases
Parameter | Description | Indices |
|---|---|---|
\(\Re _{0p}\) | Basic reproduction number of pneumonia | Â |
a | Contact rate of pneumonia | +ve |
\(\sigma _{1}\) | Treatment rate of pneumonia | −ve |
\(\alpha _{1}\) | Diseases causing death rate | −ve |
μ | Natural causing death rate | −ve |
\(\Re _{0m}\) | Basic reproduction number of meningitis | Â |
b | Contact rate of meningitis | +ve |
\(\sigma _{2}\) | Treatment rate of meningitis | −ve |
\(\alpha _{2}\) | Diseases causing death rate | −ve |
μ | Natural causing death rate | −ve |