Modeling the Effect of Inpatient Rehabilitation of Tobacco Smokers on Smoking Dynamics

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dc.contributor.advisorWinifred Mutuku,en_US
dc.contributor.authorNyamai, Amos Mwendwa
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-02T07:55:15Z
dc.date.available2021-11-02T07:55:15Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA project report submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Award of the Degree of Master of Science in Applied Mathematics in the School of Pure and Applied Sciences of Kenyatta University.September 2020en_US
dc.description.abstractTobacco smoking is a serious burden in Kenya and the world at large. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and affects the overall health of a person. Despite the overwhelming facts about the consequences of tobacco smoking, it remains a bad wont which is socially accepted and widely spread. In this research, we numerically analyze the dynamics of smoking incorporating the impact of inpatient rehabilitation to curb the smoking habit. We first present a three-compartment model incorporating inpatient rehabilitation, then develop the system of ordinary differential equations governing the smoking dynamics. The basic reproduction number is determined using next generation matrix method. The model equilibria were computed and the stability analysis carried out. The results of stability analysis indicate that the disease-free equilibrium (DFE) is both locally and globally asymptotically stable for RS < 1 while the endemic equilibrium is both locally and globally asymptotically stable for RS > 1. Numerical simulations of the model carried out with the help of MATLAB show that, when rehabilitation is implemented effectively, it helps in minimization of smoking in the community.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/22897
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectModelingen_US
dc.subjectEffecten_US
dc.subjectInpatient Rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectTobacco Smokersen_US
dc.subjectSmoking Dynamicsen_US
dc.titleModeling the Effect of Inpatient Rehabilitation of Tobacco Smokers on Smoking Dynamicsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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