Mathematical modelling of the impact of HIV prevention strategies among female sex workers on public health in Burkina Faso

Table 1. Description of parameters used in the model.

Symbol	Description
$\land$	Recruitment rate for each group
$μ$	Death rate based on life expectancy at age 15
$ψ$	Contact rate between individuals of different gender
$p_{M}$	Probability of sexual HIV transmission Male to Female
$p_{F}$	Probability of sexual HIV transmission Female to Male
$Γ$	Modifier of the probability of sexual HIV transmission (due to the acuity of the infection)
$λ$	Transition rate from susceptible to infectious
$γ$	Transition rate from infectious to AIDS
$d$	AIDS fatality rates
$π$	In case of intervention, a measure of the efficiency rate