Global Stability for a Binge Drinking Model with Two Stages

Table 1

Description and estimation of parameters.

Parameter	Description	Estimated value	Date source
𝜇	Recruitment rate of the population	0.25 year^−1	[15]
𝛽	Transmission coefficient of the nonadmitting compartment	0.3 year^−1	[15]
𝛾	Transmission coefficient of the admitting compartment	0.25 year^−1	Estimate
𝛼	The fraction of 𝑆 being infected by 𝐴1 and entering 𝐴2	Variable
𝜋	The fraction of 𝐴2 going into treatment	0.05 year^−1	[15]
𝜂	The fraction of 𝑅 who relapse into 𝐴2	0.8 year^−1	[15]
𝑝	Probability of a newly infected individual who is admitting the problem	Variable
1−𝑝	Probability of a newly infected individual who is not admitting the problem	Variable