Table 5.
References | Geographical location | Intervention | Type of quantitative outcome described | Outcome reported |
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Aikins et al. (1998) | Gambia | Use of ITNa | Cost-effectiveness per death averted | US$ 471 |
Cost-effectiveness per discounted life years gained | US$ 31.53 | |||
Akhavan et al. (1999) | Brazil | National malaria control program including vector control | Cost-effectiveness per life saved | US$ 2672 |
Cost-effectiveness per DALYsb averted | US$ 69 | |||
Gatton and Cheng (2010) | Australia | ITNa and chemotherapy | Disease transmission | No transmission possible |
Goodman et al. (1999) | Low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa | Provision of bed nets | Cost-effectiveness per DALYsb averted | US$ 19–85 |
Insecticide treatment of existing bed nets | US$ 4–10 | |||
Goodman et al. (2001) | South Africa | ITNa (vs. residual house spraying) | Effectiveness (adjusted rate ratio based on number of cases) | 0.69 |
Cost per case averted | US$ 16 | |||
Cost per death averted | US$ 1696 | |||
Mueller et al. (2008) | Togo | Three-year ITNa campaign | Number of deaths averted | 6285 |
Number of cases averted | 1.2 million | |||
Cost per death averted | US$ 635 | |||
Cost per DALYsb averted | US$ 16.39 | |||
Mulligan et al. (2008) | Tanzania | ITNa voucher program | Number of child deaths averted | 12,039 |
Cost per child death averted | US$ 873 | |||
Pulkki-Brännström et al. (2012) | Not specified | Long-lasting ITNa (vs. conventional ITNa) | Child deaths averted | 30,800 |
DALYsb averted | 1.02 million | |||
Cost per DALYsb averted | US$ 16.8 | |||
Cost-effectiveness | Cost-effective if priced at no more than US$ 1.5 above conventional ITNa | |||
Riedel et al. (2010) | Zambia | Bed nets | Odds of parasitaemia | 40% less (12–60%) |
Smithuis et al. (2013) | Myanmar | ITNa (vs. early diagnosis and effective treatment) | Cost per DALYsb averted | US$ 51 |
Yhdego and Majura (1988) | Tanzania | Comparison of two vector control programs: engineering vs. use of larvicides and insecticides | Program effectiveness | 97 vs. 75% |
Cost-effectiveness | Tshs 2.8 million vs. Tshs 10.5 million |
aITN insecticide-treated bed nets.
bDALYs disability-adjusted life years.