HIV and concurrent sexual partnerships: modelling the role of coital dilution

Table 1 Parameters and parameter values used in simulations^a

*Parameter*	*Parameter Value*
Number of males in population	10,000
Number of females in population	10,000
Partnership formation rate	0.01
Partnership dissolution probability	0.005/day
Mean partnership duration	200 days
Primary partnership transmission probability
during primary infection	0.00732/day
during asymptomatic infection	0.00029/day
during symptomatic infection	0.00208/day
during severe AIDS infection	0.0/day
Non-primary partnership transmission probability
in focal simulation	75% less than in primary partnerships
in sensitivity analysis	55%, 35%, 25%, 15%, 0% smaller
Duration of primary infection	88 days
Duration of asymptomatic infection	3054 days
Duration of symptomatic infection	274 days
Duration between infection and death	3723 days
Number of male seed infections	100 (1%)
Number of female seed infections	100 (1%)

^aThis table is adapted from Eaton et al, Table One [9] by specifying different transmission probabilities for primary and non-primary partnerships. Primary partnership transmission probabilities are taken directly from [9].