A Computational Study of HSV-2 with Poor Treatment Adherence

Table 1

Model parameters and their baseline values. The time unit is in months.

Definition	Symbol	Baseline values	Source
Reactivation rate with an effect of treatment		Varying	[9]
Proportion of HSV-2 patients who successfully complete treatment		0.7 (0-1)	Estimate
Effective contact rate for HSV-2 infection		0.2	[9, 18]
Baseline reactivation rate of latent HSV-2		0.3875 (0.339–0.436)	[19]
Rate of acute HSV-2 becoming latent		2.3805 (2.083–2.678)	[19]
Treatment rate of acute HSV-2		Varied	[9]
Average sexual lifespan		0.0004 (0.003–0.005)	[18, 19]
Modification parameter		0.4 (0-1)	Estimate
Treatment quitting rate		0.3	[20, 21]