Table 1 Symbols, definitions and values (bounds) for input and model parameters (* parameters included in the multivariate sensitivity analysis)
Parameter | Name | Definition | Anopheles gambiae s.l. (N) | Anopheles arabiensis | Anopheles gambiae s.l. (T) | Anopheles punctulatus | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p | Daily survival rate | Probability that a mosquito survive throughout the cycle and is not killed by host defensiveness or predation | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.86 | [16] |
H | Human visiting rate | Probability that a mosquito visit a human to feed on | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.72 | [16] |
φ | ITN coverage | Proportion of humans sleeping under ITNs | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | This paper |
n | Average incubation period in days | Delay before mosquito become infectious after being infected | 10.3 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 8.3 | [16] |
s | Successful protected human biting* | Probability that a mosquito successfully bites after finding a human under ITNs | 0.1 (0.1–0.6) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | [15] |
d | Insecticide mortality rate* | Probability that a mosquito is killed by insecticide after finding a human under ITNs | 0.3 (0.05–0.3) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | [15,17] |
r | Cycle repeating rate* | Probability that the mosquito looks for another host after finding a human under ITNs | 0.6 (0.1–0.85) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | [17] |