Parameters | Baseline values | Explanation | Sensitivity analysis | Source | ||
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Distribution | Parameters | |||||
Model parameters | ||||||
λ | Force of infection (per day), calculated using* | |||||
1/r | 365 | N(μ,σ2) | μ=365 | σ2=752 | Consensus | |
p | 5.7% | Prevalence at baseline [11] | Bin(n,p) | n=2519 |
| [11] |
α | Effective testing rate (per day), calculated using† | |||||
c | 22.2% | Coverage of testing uptake (per year) [11] | Bin(n,p) | n=2377 |
| [11] |
δ | 8.0% | Treatment failure [17] | U(a,b) | a=0% | b=50% | Consensus |
f | estimated | Fraction of women becoming infected with chlamydia who will develop PID | ||||
Input parameter | ||||||
x | 30.0% | Proportion of PID cases due to chlamydia in control group [11] | Bin(n,p) | n=23 |
| [11] |