From: Rapid review of COVID-19 epidemic estimation studies for Iran
Study first author | Ahmadi [44] | Al-Qaness [51] | Ayyoubzadeh [52] | DELPHI [10] | Ghaffarzadegan [41] | Gu (YYG) [17] | Haghdoost [27] | |
Situation of study | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Web site | Published paper | Web site | Full report (Farsi) | |
Epidemic start date | 20-02-19 | 20-01-22 | 20-02-11 | N/M a | 20-01-02 | 20-01-26 | 20-01-21 | |
Inputs: population | N/M a | N/M a | N/M a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Inputs: cases | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Inputs: cases (source) | MOHME b official reports | World Health Organization | Worldometers website c | Johns Hopkins University d | MOHME b official reports; unofficial reports | Johns Hopkins University d | N/A e | |
Inputs: deaths | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Inputs: deaths (source) | MOHME b official reports | N/A e | N/A e | Johns Hopkins University d | MOHME b official reports; unofficial reports | Johns Hopkins University d | N/A e | |
Other input data | Number of cured [recovered] cases | N/A e | N/A e | Nonpharmaceutical interventions | Number of tests, Detected infected travelers, Travel data | Case and hospitalization data f | Post-infection isolated persons, Hospitalized cases, Infected cases recovered without isolation or hospitalization | |
Output date range (number of days) | 20-02-19 to 20-04-03 (45 days) | 20-01-22 to 20-04-07 (77 days) | 20-02-11 to 20-03-18 (37 days) | 20-06-01 to 20-07-15 (45 days) | 19-12-31 to 20-06-30 (183 days) | 20-01-26 to 20-11-01 (281 days) | 20-01-21 to 20-05-20 (121 days) | |
Place | Iran | 4 countries | Iran | 148 countries | Iran | 70 countries | Iran and Tehran capital city | |
Compartmental model g | SIR g | None | None | SEIR+ g, h | SEIR+ g | SEIR g | SEIR+ g | |
Statistical method: name | 3 growth models i | 6 time-series models j | 2 Models k | Regression trees | Dynamic simulation model | Machine learning | Dynamic model | |
R0 estimation results | 1.75 | None | None | None | 2.72 (before starting the interventions) | 4 estimates k | 3 estimates l | |
Scenarios /models: number | 3 m | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 n | 1 | 4 o | |
Other factors | No | No | No | Yes. Asymptomatic cases, under-reporting | Yes p | Yes. Asymptomatic cases, under-reporting | Yes q | |
Primary outcomes | Cumulative deaths, Cumulative cases | Cumulative cases | Normalized Daily cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases | Cumulative deaths, Cumulative cases, Current cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases, Daily prevalent cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases, Daily prevalent cases | |
Primary outcomes interval estimates | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
Other outcomes | None | None | None | Active, Active hospitalized, Cumulative hospitalized, Active ventilated | None | Reproduction Number | Needed hospital beds, ICU beds | |
Other outcomes interval estimates | N/A e | N/A e | N/A e | No | N/A e | Yes | No | |
Model validation | No | Yes r | Yes s | No t | Yes u | Yes v | No | |
Study limitations mentioned | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Study limitations described | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Study first author | Hsiang [45] | IHME [12] | Imperial [13] | LANL [14] | Mashayekhi [28] | Moftakhar [53] | Moghadami [36] | |
Situation of study | Published paper | Web site | Summary report (Farsi) | Published paper | medRxiv preprint | |||
Epidemic start date | N/M aa | N/M aa | 20-01-03 | N/M aa | 20-02-19 [?] | 20-02-19 | 20-02-19 | |
Inputs: population | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Inputs: cases | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Inputs: cases (source) | Wikipedia bb | Johns Hopkins University cc | Johns Hopkins University cc | Johns Hopkins University cc | N/A dd | MOHME ee and Johns Hopkins cc | MOHME ee | |
Inputs: deaths | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
Inputs: deaths (source) | Wikipedia bb | Johns Hopkins University cc | Johns Hopkins University cc | Johns Hopkins University cc | N/A dd | N/A dd | MOHME ee | |
Other input data | 3 variables ff | 4 variables gg | 5 variables hh | N/M aa | N/M aa | N/M aa | None | |
Output date range (number of days) | ~ 20-02-28 to 20-04-06 (~ 39 days) | 20-02-04 to 21-02-01 (364 days) | 20-01-06 to 20-11-24 (324 days) | 20-03-14 to 20-11-07 (239 days) | N/M aa (360 days) | 20-03-21 to 20-04-20 (31 days) | 20-03-21 to 20-04-20 (31 days) | |
Place | 6 countries | 165 countries | 164 countries | 157 countries | Iran | Iran | Iran and top 5 provinces | |
Compartmental model ii | SIR+ ii | SEIR ii | SIR, SEIR, SEIR+ ii | SEIR+ ii | SLIR+ ii | None | None | |
Statistical method: name | Multiple regression | Curve fitting (backcating) functional analysis (forecasting) | Regression trees | Dynamic growth parameter modeling | Dynamic model | Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) | Exponential smoothing model | |
R0 estimation results | Not used | N/M aa | N/M aa | N/M aa | Not used | Not used | Not used | |
Scenarios /models: number | 2 jj | 3 kk | 6 ll | 1 | 3 mm | 1 | 1 | |
Other factors | Yes. Under-reporting. | Yes nn | Yes. Under-reporting. | Yes. Under-reporting. | Yes oo | No | No | |
Primary outcomes | Cumulative cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases | Cumulative and daily deaths, Daily symptomatic and asymptomatic cases | Daily cases | Cumulative deaths, cases, recovered cases | |
Primary outcomes interval estimates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Other outcomes | None | Yes pp | Yes qq | None | None | None | None | |
Other outcomes interval estimates | N/A dd | Yes | Yes | N/A dd | N/A dd | N/A dd | N/A dd | |
Model validation | (?) | Yes rr | Yes ss | Yes tt | No | Yes uu | Yes vv | |
Study limitations mentioned | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
Study limitations described | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
Study first author | Moradi [42] | Muniz-Rodriguez [37] | Pourghasemi (PLoS ONE) [38] | Pourghasemi (IJID) [39] | Rafieenasab [54] | Rahimi Rise [29] | Saberi (web site) [21] | Saberi (paper) [22] |
Situation of study | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper (Farsi) | Web site [21] | Published paper |
Epidemic start date | 20-02-20 | 20-02-19 | 20-02-25 [?] | 20-02-25 [?] | 20-02-19 | 20-02-01 | 20-02-19 | 20-02-19 |
Inputs: population | No | N/M aaa | Yes | Yes | N/M aaa | Yes | N/M aaa | Yes |
Inputs: cases | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Inputs: cases (source) | N/A bbb | MOHME ccc official reports | MOHME ccc official reports | MOHME ccc official reports | MOHME ccc official reports | Worldometers website ddd | MOHME ccc official reports, WHO, Worldometers ddd | MOHME ccc official reports, WHO |
Inputs: deaths | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Inputs: deaths (source) | MOHME ccc official reports | N/A bbb | MOHME ccc official reports | MOHME ccc official reports | N/A bbb | Worldometers website ddd | MOHME ccc official reports, WHO, Worldometers ddd | MOHME ccc official reports, WHO, Worldometers ddd |
Other input data | None | Travel data | Environmental and meteorological conditions | Environmental and meteorological conditions | None | Public transportation variables | None | None |
Output date range (number of days) | 20-02-20 to 20-03-26 (36 days) | 20-02-19 to 20-02-29 (11 days) | ~ 20-02-25 to ~ 20-06-10 (~ 107 days) eee | ~ 20-02-25 to ~ 20-06-20 (~ 117 days) fff | 20-02-19 to 20-06-07 (110 days) | 20-02-01 to 20-08-01 (183 days) | 20-02-19 to 21-02-02 (350 days) | ~ 20-03-19 to 20-10-26 (~ 222 days) |
Place | Iran | Iran and 2 multi-province regions | Iran and Fars Province | Iran, 31 Provinces of Iran, World | Iran | Iran | Iran | Iran |
Compartmental model ggg | None | None | None | None | SIR+ ggg, hhh | SEIR ggg | SIR ggg | SEIR+ ggg, iii |
Statistical method: name | Calculating number of cases based on different assumptions for case fatality rate (CFR) | Generalized growth mode; Based on the calculation of the epidemic doubling times | Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and polynomial regression | Fourth-degree polynomial regression | 3-steps model based on the SIR model | Dynamic model | Classical SIRggg mathematical model with homogenous mixing assumption | Ordinary least squares minimization |
R0 estimation results | Not used | Two methods: 3.6 and 3.58 | Not used | Not used | 2.8–3.3 (range) | Not used | 2.37 (for the last 7 days before 20-03-21) | 1.73 (20-03-01) and 0.69 (2004-15) jjj |
Scenarios /models: number | 4 kkk | 2 lll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 mmm | 3 nnn |
Other factors | No | No | No | No | No | Yes. Asymptomatic cases | Yes ooo | Yes ppp |
Primary outcomes | Cumulative cases | Daily cases | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases qqq | Cumulative and daily deaths and cases rrr | Cumulative and daily deaths, Daily cases | Daily deaths and cases | Cumulative cases, Daily active cases | Fractions of national population estimated to be confirmed and suspected cases sss |
Primary outcomes interval estimates | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Other outcomes | Case Fatality Rate | None | None | None | None | None | None | Intensive Care Unit beds needed |
Other outcomes interval estimates | No | N/A bbb | N/A bbb | N/A bbb | N/A bbb | N/A bbb | N/A bbb | Yes |
Model validation | No | No | Yes ttt | Yes uuu | No | Yes vvv | No | Yes www |
Study limitations mentioned | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Study limitations described | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Study first author | Shen [43] | Singh [55] | Srivastava [15] | Thu [48] | Tuite [46] | Zhan [40] | Zhuang [47] | |
Situation of study | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | Published paper | ||
Epidemic start date | 20-02-20 | N/M aaaa | N/M aaaa | N/M aaaa | N/M aaaa | 20-02-19 | N/M aaaa | |
Inputs: population | No | No | N/M aaaa | No | N/M aaaa | N/M aaaa | Yes | |
Inputs: cases | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Inputs: cases (source) | “WIND DATA” bbbb | Worldometers cccc | Johns Hopkins University dddd | WHO | N/A bbbb | MOHME eeee official reports | N/A ffff | |
Inputs: Deaths | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Inputs: Deaths (source) | N/M aaaa | N/M aaaa | Johns Hopkins University dddd | WHO | N/A ffff | WHO | N/A ffff | |
Other input data | None | None | None | Social distancing | Exported cases from Iran to other countries; Travel data | COVID-19 spreading profiles of 367 cities in China | Exported cases from Iran to other countries, Travel data | |
Output date range (number of days) | 20-02-20 to 20-04-20 (61 days) | 20-04-24 to 20-07-07 (75 days) | 20-09-19 to 20-12-19 (every 7th day, 14 dates, 92 days duration) | 20-03-30 to 20-05-02 (34 days) | 20-01-01 to N/M aaaa | 20-02-22 to 20-06-24 (124 days) | 20-02-01 to 20-02-24 (24 days) | |
Place | 9 countries and 11 provinces / municipalities in China | 15 countries | 184 countries | 10 countries | Iran | Iran and 12 provinces | Iran | |
Compartmental model gggg | None | None | SIR+ gggg, hhhh | None | None | SEIR+ gggg | None | |
Statistical method: name | Logistic growth | Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) | Hyper-parametric learning | Linear growth rates iiii | N/M aaaa | Data-driven prediction algorithm kkkk | Binomial distributed likelihood framework | |
R0 estimation results | Not used | Not used | 1.44 (20-03-21), 1.46 (20-03-28) | Not used | Not used | Not used | Not used | |
Scenarios /models: number | 1 | 1 | 3 llll | 1 | 6 mmmm | 1 | 5 nnnn | |
Other factors | No | No | Asymptomatic cases, under-reporting | No | No | No | No | |
Primary outcomes | Cumulative cases | Cumulative cases | Cumulative deaths and cases | Daily cases | Cumulative cases | Cumulative and daily cases | Cumulative cases | |
Primary outcomes interval estimates | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Other outcomes | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
Other outcomes interval estimates | N/A ffff | N/A ffff | N/A ffff | N/A ffff | N/A ffff | N/A ffff | N/A ffff | |
Model validation | Yes oooo | Yes pppp | Yes qqqq | No | No | Yes jjjj | No | |
Study limitations mentioned | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Study limitations described | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |