R implementation of the infection history prior assuming common infection risk across individuals in a given year.

inf_mat_prior(
  infection_history,
  age_mask,
  infection_model_prior_shape1,
  infection_model_prior_shape2
)

Arguments

infection_history

the infection history matrix

age_mask

the age mask, giving the first index of the infection_history matrix that each individual can be exposed to. One entry per individual

infection_model_prior_shape1

shape1 parameter for the Beta distribution

infection_model_prior_shape2

shape2 parameter for the Beta distribution

Value

the total log prior for the infection history