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. 2013 Jan 16;8(1):e51990. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051990

Table 3. Costs, health effects, and cost-effectiveness of different screening strategies.

Interventions Costs (millions) Effectiveness Cost-effectiveness (thousands per DALY averted)
Patients Program Total (95% CI) DALYs averted (95% CI) Average (95% CI) Incremental (95% CI)
Uni. OAE+AABR 38 236 274 (163–460) 7,710 (6,910–8,520) 36 (20–63) 163 (90–317)
Uni. OAE 44 164 208 (118–306) 7,310 (6,380–8,240) 28 (15–42) 38 (22–58)
Select. OAE+AABR 7.5 65 72 (53–98) 3,780 (3,390–4,170) 19 (13–27) 127 (94–180)
Select. OAE 7.5 39 47 (33–62) 3,580 (3,130–4,040) 13 (8–17) 13 (8–17)
No screening 0 0 0 0 NA NA

Note: Uni.OAE+AABR = universal strategy using OAE plus AABR; Uni.OAE = universal strategy using OAE; Select.OAE+AABR = targeted strategy using OAE plus AABR; Select.OAE = targeted strategy using OAE.