Table 6 Direct cost (test and treatment cost) and comprehensive cost (including estimate of life value) of the presumptive versus the test based strategy at "ideal" adherence levels to both strategies: test and treatment cost subsidized (see text)
Variables | Children, dry season | Children, rainy season | Adults, dry season | Adults, rainy season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct cost, presumptive strategy | 264 | 257 | 608 | 608 |
Direct cost, test-based strategy | 209 | 247 | 485 | 516 |
Comprehensive cost, presumptive strategy | 978 | 596 | 1330 | 1164 |
Comprehensive cost, test-based strategy | 828 | 697 | 782 | 752 |
Threshold life value* | n.a. (pres. dominated) | 44 | n.a. (pres. dominated) | n.a. (pres. dominated) |