Exploring Short-Term Responses to Changes in the Control Strategy for Chlamydia trachomatis

Table 1

Baseline parameters with ranges used in sensitivity analysis (where appropriate), descriptions and sources used for estimation.

Parameter	Value	Range	Description	Source
𝛽	0.01425 days^−1	[0.01136, 0.01923]	Infection rate across an 𝑆-𝐼 link with 8% baseline prevalence	Set for 8% prevalence
𝑘	2.07	[1.863, 2.277]	Number of partners per individual	[13, 27]
𝑎	0.02857days^−1	[0.0257, 0.0314]	Recovery rate from treatment to susceptible class	[7, 13, 14, 28]
𝑐	0.00857 days^−1	N/A	Rate of contact tracing across 𝐼-𝑇 link with 30% tracing efficiency	[4, 29]
𝑔	4.78×10^−4  days^−1	N/A	Screening rate assuming 16% coverage per year	[3, 4]
𝑑	0.00667 days^−1	[0.0060, 0.0073]	Rate of developing symptoms naturally	[12] & See text
𝑟	0.00231days^−1	[0.0021, 0.0025]	Rate of natural clearance without developing symptoms	[12]
𝑁	10000	N/A	Population size	—