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Table 3 Cost per case appropriately diagnosed and treated

From: Relative costs and effectiveness of treating uncomplicated malaria in two rural districts in Zambia: implications for nationwide scale-up of home-based management

Variable

HMM

Health facility

Number positive for malaria

2,318.00

7782

Parasite prevalence

24%

26%

Number treated with AL

2,282.00

4047

Number treated with SP

16.00

2568

Number referred for quinine

20.00

778

Negative for malaria treated with anti-malarial

13.00

6645

Negative for malaria not treated with anti-malarial

7,516.00

15505

Proportion of cases appropriately treated

100%

43%

Total cost of anti-malarial treatment (USD)

2,303.22

29,845.76

Total number of cases correctly treated

9,834.00

23,287

Cost per case appropriately treated (USD)

0.23

1.28

Cost per case appropriately diagnosed and treated (USD)

4.22

6.61

Incremental effectiveness (HF to HMM)

0.57

 

Incremental costs (HF to HMM

2.38

 

ICER

4.18

Â