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. 2022 Jul 28;2(7):e0000757. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000757

Table 2. Input parameters for cost-effectiveness model.

Input parameters Base value Minimum value Maximum value SD Distribution Data sources
Cost of diagnosed severe pneumonia with pulse oximetry and IMCI combined 25.74 14.87 34.51 3.62 Gamma Trial data [18]
Cost of diagnosed non severe pneumonia with pulse oximetry and IMCI combined 3.58 2.84 4.36 0.34 Gamma Trial data [18]
Cost of diagnosed severe pneumonia with IMCI 17.98 14.23 24.55 2.97 Gamma Trial data [18]
Cost of diagnosed non-severe pneumonia with IMCI 2.14 1.46 2.97 0.33 Gamma Trial data [18]
Proportion of severe pneumonia with pulse oximetry and IMCI combined 0.16 0.05 0.27 0.03 Beta Trial data [18]
Proportion of severe pneumonia with IMCI 0.04 0.01 0.07 0.01 Beta Trial data [18]
Sensitivity of pulse oximetry and IMCI combination 0.85 0.72 0.98 0.07 Beta [27]
Specificity of pulse oximetry and IMCI combination 0.87 0.73 1.00 0.07 Beta Assumed to be similar to IMCI
Sensitivity of IMCI 0.56 0.39 0.73 0.09 Beta [28]
Specificity of IMCI 0.87 0.73 1.00 0.07 Beta [29]