Table 4 Estimates of the reproduction number, R, for measles in the Iran, according to the three estimation of methods, 2014–2016
Method | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014–2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of cases imported | 0.76 (95% CI:0.62–0.91) | 0.79 (95% CI:0.71–0.86) | 0.89 (95% CI:0.70–1) | 0.79 (95% CI:0.73–0.86) |
Distribution of chain sizes | 0.72 (95% CI:0.46–0.98) | 0.85 (95% CI:0.65–1) | 0.69 (95% CI:0.51–0.88) | 0.83 (95% CI:0.68–0.97) |
Distribution of chain durations | 0.55 (95% CI:0.20–0.90) | 0.55 (95% CI:0.32–0.78) | 0.30 (95% CI:0.00–0.70) | 0.76 (95% CI:0.54–0.90) |