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. 2018 Jan 4;115(4):E584–E591. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1708729114

Table 1.

Proportion of simulations from multiway uncertainty analysis, where the control strategy is the optimal cost-effective strategy

MDA Snail control Low-prevalence communities High-prevalence communities
None None 0 0
None Annual 0 0
None Semiannual 2.8 0
SBT annual None 0 0
SBT semiannual None 0 0
SBT annual Annual 0.1 0
SBT annual Semiannual 20.6 0
SBT semiannual Annual 0 0
SBT semiannual Semiannual 30.2 5.1
CWT, annual None 0 0
CWT semiannual None 0.1 0.3
CWT annual Annual 3.5 0.4
CWT annual Semiannual 42 23.5
CWT semiannual Annual 0 0.3
CWT semiannual Semiannual 0.7 70.5

The strategy that is the optimal cost-effective choice has the highest averted DALYs, with an ICER below the threshold of $1,377 US per DALY. CWT, community-wide treatment with MDA; SBT, school-based treatment with MDA.