Using the next generation matrix approach, calculates beta based on a fixed R0 — calculate_age_structured_beta • brech

Using the next generation matrix approach, calculates beta based on a fixed R0

Usage

calculate_age_structured_beta(sm, contact_matrix, population_sizes, R0)

Arguments

sm: Object of class stochastic_model
contact_matrix: An m x m contact matrix
population_sizes: An m vector of population size
R0: numeric reproduction number

Value

numeric of infectious rate beta