Table 2.
Bondo/Siaya district (high malaria transmission area) |
Scenarios |
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Expected number with malaria | 262 | S0* | S1† | S2‡ |
Costs | $1044 | $822 | $1031 | |
AL | $541 | $290 | $388 | |
RDTs | $0 | $178 | $372 | |
Blood slides | $119 | $58 | $47 | |
Other antimalarials | $189 | $75 | $0 | |
Antibiotics | $195 | $220 | $224 | |
Number over-treated | 236 | 92 | 58 | |
Number under-treated | 161 | 174 | 79 | |
Kericho district (low malaria transmission area) | ||||
Expected number with malaria | 15 | S0* | S1† | S2‡ |
Costs | $582 | $823 | $691 | |
AL | $33 | $127 | $105 | |
RDTs | $10 | $267 | $314 | |
Blood slides | $85 | $20 | $15 | |
Other antimalarials | $264 | $164 | $0 | |
Antibiotics | $190 | $245 | $257 | |
Number over-treated | 19 | 73 | 56 | |
Number under-treated | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Behavior based on actual practice observed prior to introduction of RDTs.
Behavior based on actual practice observed after intervention to provide RDTs.
Behavior based on revised practice with RDTs (see text for details).
AL = artemether-lumefantrine; RDT =rapid diagnostic test.