Table 8.
Results of sensitivity analysis: cost per death and Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) averted in Eritrea (2005 USD).
Parameter | Values assumed | ITN range (USD) per death averted | TNY range (USD) per death averted | ITN range (USD) per DALY averted | TNY range (USD) per DALY averted |
Discount rate | 1–10% | 1,420–1,554 | 430–470 | 43–47 | 13–14 |
Cost of nets | 1.50–5.00–7.00 | 1,315–2,503–3,183 | 398–758–963 | 40–76–96 | 12–23–29 |
Lifetime of nets | 1 year – 5 years | 1,634–1,263 | 495–382 | 50–38 | 15–12 |
Cost of insecticide/liter | 6.00–12.00 | 1,383–1,490 | 419–451 | 42–45 | 13–14 |
Shared costs | 0–100% | 1,196–3,745 | 362–1,134 | 36–113 | 11–34 |
Length of protection offered by ITN or re-treatment | 3 months – 6 months – 1 year | 5,795–2,897–1,449 | 1,754–877–438 | 176–88–44 | 53–27–13 |
Usage of nets | 25–50–100% | 2,897–1,449–724 | 877–438–219 | 88–44–22 | 27–13–7 |
Children protected per net | 1–2 | 1,449–724 | 438–219 | 44–22 | 13–7 |
LLIN use (TNY)* | Base – 3 years, USD 5 – 5 years, USD 7 | 438–531–502 (NA – 882 – 698) |
13–16–15 (NA – 27 – 21) |
TNY = Treated Net Year; LLIN = Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net.
*numbers in brackets represent exclusion of re-treatment commodity costs and benefits