Estimation of Variables and Parameters in an Infection-age-structured Mathematical Model for Tuberculosis Disease Transmission Dynamics

In this paper, a guide on how the variables and parameters of an infection-age-structured mathematical model for tuberculosis disease transmission dynamics were estimated is provided. In the model, both the latent and infectious classes are structured according to time and age-of-infection. The total population size considered in this paper is that of Nigeria. The estimation of these variables and parameters will be found useful when performing sensitivity analysis and numerical simulations. The estimations provided in this paper will serve as a guide in the estimating variables and parameters of other developed epidemiological models of both infectious and non-infectious diseases.