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Table 3 Parameter estimates

From: Measurement of Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity using serological cohort data from Indonesian schoolchildren

AMA-1

Model

λ

ρ

γ

DIC

1

0.0157 (5.78E-4 – 0.0827)

0.553 (0.0404 – 1.71)

n.a.

2964

2

0.0187 (7.09E-4 – 0.103)

5.58 (0.308 – 9.80)

0.541 (0.0389 – 1.68)

2968

MSP-1

Model

λ

ρ

γ

DIC

1

0.0872 (0.0235 – 0.210)

2.26 (0.892 – 4.34)

n.a.

3829

2

0.0875 (0.0235 – 0.209)

0.926 (0.0328 – 5.49)

3.12 (1.23 – 6.52)

3833

  1. The seroconversion rate λ and reversion rates ρ and γ as estimated by Models 1 and 2 (person-1 year-1) are shown with 95% Bayesian credible intervals. Models were fitted to AMA-1 and MSP-1 data separately. Lower values of Deviance Information Criterion (DIC) indicate a better fit to the data.
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Malaria Journal

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