Table 1. Variables and sources included in the cost-effectiveness model.
| Variable | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Discount rate | 0.03 (0, 0.06) | WHO-CHOICE |
| Haiti life expectancy, year | 64 | World Bank [11] |
| Mean age at diagnosis, year | 6 | Assumption |
| Duration of disability (length of therapy), year | 1 | Assumption |
| Disability weight during therapy | 0.288 | Murray and Lopez [19] |
| Utility score at age 24 year using MEPS | 0.826 | Yeh et al [25] |
| Utility score at age 35 year using MEPS | 0.81 | Yeh et al [25] |
| Utility score at age 45 year using MEPS | 0.791 | Yeh et al [25] |
| Number of new incident cases per year | 74 | Hospital data for year 2017 |
| Proportion of patients with 5-year survival | 0.35 | Hospital data for year 2017 |
| Haiti GDP per capita, USD | $1,479 | World Bank [11] |
WHO-CHOICE: World Health Organisation Choosing Interventions that are cost-effective; GBD: global burden of disease; MEPS: medical expenditure panel survey; GDP: gross domestic product; USD: United States dollar