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. 2016 Jan 17;25(Suppl Suppl 1):124–139. doi: 10.1002/hec.3303

Table 3.

Review of dynamic transmission economic evaluations in low‐ and middle‐income countries (mosquito‐borne diseases, any publication year)

First author Year Country or region CHEERS review
Perspective (6.) Intervention (7.) Time horizon (8.) Health outcome measure (10.) Describes costs including sources and approximations using opportunity cost (13b.)
Okell 2014 Africa Provider Treatment 5 years Infections averted Clear description of costs and sources
Stuckey 2014 Kenya Societal Multiple 5 years DALY and infections averted and mortality Clear description of costs and sources
Briët (a) 2013 Not specified Provider (‘health system’) Vector control Lifetime of the intervention DALY and NHB Refers to previous paper
Briët (b) 2013 Not specified Provider (health system) Vector control Lifetime of the intervention DALY and infections averted and NHB Some information but not comprehensive
Briët (c) 2013 Not specified Provider (health system) Vector control 60 years DALY and NHB Some information but not comprehensive
Crowell 2013 Sub‐Saharan Africa Provider MSAT 1 year Infections averted Clear description of costs and sources
Okosun (a) 2013 Not specified Not found Multiple 140 days Infections averted Little information
Durhama 2013 Brazil Societal (but only cost of vaccine and cost of illness) Vaccine 73 years DALY and NHB Some information. Cites a study on the cost of dengue treatment in the Americas, little information on processing or generalisability
Okosun (b) 2012 Not specified Not found Multiple 1 year Infections averted Little information
Maire 2011 Sub‐Saharan Africa Societal Vaccine 10 years DALY Clear description of costs and sources
Ross 2011 Sub‐Saharan Africa Provider (implied) Intermittent presumptive treatment 10 years DALY Some information. Describes intervention costs but does not report case management unit costs in the methods
Okosun (c) 2011 Not specified Not found Multiple 100 days Infections averted Little information
Luza 2011 Brazil Societal Vector control 5 years DALY Clear description of costs and sources (in web appendix)
Tediosi (a) 2009 Tanzania Societal Vaccine 10 years DALY and infections averted Clear description of costs and sources, although referencing is relied on
Tediosi (b) 2006 Tanzania Societal Vaccine 20 years DALY and life years and infections averted and mortality Clear description of costs and sources, although referencing is relied on (reference paper is part of the same journal supplement)
Laxminarayan (a) 2006 Sub‐Saharan Africa Societal (implied) Treatment 10 years Mortality Clear description of costs and sources, although cost parameters are not tabulated
Laxminarayan (b) 2004 Sub‐Saharan Africa Provider (implied) Treatment 5, 10 and 20 years Infections treated Clear description of costs and sources, although cost parameters are not tabulated
Describe and justify model (15.) Parameter uncertainty for all parameters and structural uncertainty (20b.) Advanced Analyses
First author Model type Pre‐published model (Y/N) Sensitivity analysis methods used Includes cost parameters? Probabilistic decision analysis (Y/N) Value of information analysis (Y/N) Resource allocation or programme budgeting (Y/N) Spatial modelling (Y/N)
Okell Individual Y Univariate and probabilistic N N N N Y
Stuckey Individual Y Univariate and probabilistic and structural Only univariate N N N N
Briët (a) Individual Y Probabilistic N N N N N
Briët (b) Individual Y Probabilistic N N N N N
Briët (c) Individual Y Scenario and probabilistic and structural N N N N N
Crowell Individual Y Multivariate N N N N N
Okosun (a) Deterministic N Scenario N N N N N
Durhama Deterministic N Scenario and probabilistic Y Y N N N
Okosun (b) Deterministic N Scenario N N N N N
Maire Individual Y Probabilistic Y Y Y N N
Ross Individual Y Multivariate Y N N N N
Okosun (c) Deterministic N Scenario N N N N N
Luza Deterministic Y Probabilistic Y Y N N N
Tediosi (a) Individual Y Multivariate Mentioned but not quantified in main paper N N N N
Tediosi (b) Individual Y Scenario Y N N N N
Laxminarayan (a) Deterministic Y Scenario Y N N N N
Laxminarayan (b) Deterministic N Univariate Y N N N N
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Dengue studies, all others are on malaria.