Table 1. Illustrative data on interventions for the hypertension example presented in Figure 4.
| Intervention | Target cascade
stage |
Number
covered |
Unit
cost |
Baseline
investment * |
Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy testing | Undiagnosed | 1,430 tested | $5 | $7,150 | • 50 diagnosed (3.5% yield)
• 20% start treatment (10 people) |
| Clinic testing | Undiagnosed | 1,000 tested | $20 | $20,000 | • 35 diagnosed (3.5% yield)
• 90% start treatment (32 people) |
| Outreach testing | Undiagnosed | 150 tested | $15 | $2,250 | • 22 diagnosed (15% yield)
• 70% start treatment (16 people) |
| Treatment & lifestyle
counseling |
Diagnosed, not
treated |
110 counseled | $25 | $2,750 | • All those counseled start
treatment (110 people) |
| Adherence &
lifestyle counseling |
Treated, not
controlled |
200 counseled | $25 | $5,000 | • 30% of those counseled attain
blood pressure control within 3 months (60 people) |
| Retention
enhancement initiatives |
All treated | 600 covered | $25 | $15,000 | • 96% treatment retention vs
88% among those not covered (95 people lost) |
*Baseline investment is calculated here by multiplying the number of people covered by the unit cost.