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. 2015 Mar 24;14:126. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0647-x

Table 2.

Costs of G6PDd in males infected by P. vivax in the Brazilian Amazon, 2009, 2010 and 2011

Items Reference values - base-case (US$)/year Sources
A - Diagnosis of vivax malaria 2009 2010 2011
All males Males with G6PDd 1 All males Males with G6PDd 1 All males Males with G6PDd 1
- Thick blood smear 1,814,409.17 81,648.41 2,202,950.33 99,132.77 2,665,142.63 119,931.42 [24]
- Microscope 1,096,068.22 49,323.07 1,280,603.64 57,627.16 1,303,580.23 58,661.11 [25]
- Microscope maintenance 83,204.59 3,744.21 97,213.02 4,374.59 98,957.22 4,453.08 [30]
- Health workers 3,912,989.04 176,084.51 4,754,380.68 213,947.13 5,889,094.46 265,009.25 [31]
- Annual training (microscopist) 7,223,201.42 325,044.07 8,307,793.49 373,850.70 8,564,439.54 385,399.78 [30]
- Total costs (A) 14,129,872.43 635,844.27 16,642.941.17 748,932.35 18,521,214.09 833,454.64
B – Drug treatment for P. vivax 2009 2010 2011
All males Males with G6PDd All males Males with G6PDd All males Males with G6PDd
- Therapeutic scheme 41,284.62 1,857.92 58,635.90 2,638.56 41,415.28 1,863.65 [32]
C – Assistance to carriers of G6PDd treated with PQ 2009 2010 2011
Males with G6PDd Males with G6PDd Males with G6PDd
- Pre-admission tests 74,659.04 94,701.04 82,037.35 [20,24]
- Medical appointments 66,271.36 83,681.82 72,047.90 [20]
- Hospitalization2 3,530,482.47 4,457,992.22 3,838,217.22 [20]
- Hospital food 432,757.87 580,711.73 538,733.13 [33]
- Health workers 141,826.64 188,506.44 175,245.56 [34]
- Tests performed after hospitalization 64,235.79 81,530.89 70,688.14 [20,24]
- Total costs (C) 4,310,233.17 5,487,124.14 4,776,969.30
- Total costs (A + B + C)3 4,947,935.36 6,238,695.05 5,612,287.59

1Weighted by the prevalence of G6PDd (4.5%).

2In the years evaluated, 19% and 81% of the costs corresponded to hospitalization in ICT and ward, respectively.

3Males with G6PDd.