Symbols

Description

Value

Reference

μn

β

b

Natural death rate

Contact rate

Average birth rate

1/(71 * 365) per year

0.375 per year

1/(71 * 365) per year

Helena [12]

μd

Disease related death rate

1/11 per year

Assumption

δ

γ

Exposed rate

Recovery rate

1/4 per year

1/3 per year

Helena [12]

α

Recovering rate of remove disease to Susceptible

0.00008 per year

Assumption

A

B

Balancing cost factor due to the infective

The weight on the cost of education

100

0.04

Esayas [13]

B1

The weight on the cost of treatment

0.06

Assumption