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Does a hand washing campaign reduce the transmission of Hand Foot Mouth Disease in a mathematical model?
Does a hand washing campaign reduce the transmission of Hand Foot Mouth Disease in a mathematical model?
A mathematical model demonstrates that increasing the effectiveness of hand washing campaigns can reduce the basic reproductive number of Hand Foot Mouth Disease, potentially leading to disease eradication if R0 < 1.
Supports hand washing in HFMD models when R0<1; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
In this study, we proposed a nonlinear mathematical model of Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) due to the effectiveness of hand washing campaign as a control strategy. The model is analyzed using stability theory of differential equations and computer simulation. The results showed that there were two equilibrium points; disease free equilibrium and endemic equilibrium point. The qualitative results depend on the basic reproductive number 0 ( ). R We obtained the basic reproductive number by using the next generation method. Stabilities of the model are determined by Routh -Hurwitz criteria. If 0 <1 R , then the disease free equilibrium point is local asymptotically stable, but If 0 >1 R , then the endemic equilibrium point is local asymptotically stable. The graphical representations are provided to qualitatively support the analytical results. It concluded that with an increase in the effectiveness of hand washing campaign, the infected population reduced. Index Terms-Hand foot mouth
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