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.