Research Article

Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria

Table 1

Summary description of parameters of the model fitted to Nigeria data (2000-2015).

Parameter Parameter description Values ()Source

Birth rate in S class Constant NA
Death rate in S 0.012 calibrated
Death rate in 0.146 calibrated
Death rate in 0.146 calibrated
Death rate in 0.01 calibrated
Death rate in LTBI 0.0108 calibrated
Contact rate of sick population 3.54 calibrated
Movement rate in LTBI population calibrated
Probability of developing active TBderived
Notification rate 0.16 [35]
Reduced probability for sick individuals in 0.78 calibrated
Recovery rate [35]
Inverse TB clearance ratecalibrated
Relapse rate 0.20[35]
Death rate in 0.008 calibrated
Inverse of diagnosis delay time [11]
Probability component for active TB 0.001035 calibrated
Probability component for active TB -0.0152 calibrated
Probability component for active TB 0.06 calibrated
Effective TB treatment rate 0.80 [35]