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. 2020 Apr 21;19:161. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03233-5

Table 2.

Parameters, base case estimates and uncertainty distributions for sensitivity analysis

Parameter Distribution Base case (mean, proportion) Standard error (SE) Source
Malaria in Mazan in 2017, episodes 1344 EDB
Malaria episodes caused by Pf, proportion 0.23 EDB
Economically active (EA) Pv patient, probability Beta 0.56 0.04 SES
Economically active (EA) Pf patient, probability Beta 0.69 0.06 SES
Economically active (EA) companion of a Pv patient, probability Beta 0.83 0.03 SES
Economically active (EA) companion of a Pf patient, probability Beta 0.73 0.06 SES
Confirmed malaria by LM or RDT among symptomatic individuals, proportion 0.16 EDB
Healthcare-seeking with CHW (and not health facilities), proportion Beta 0.17 0.03 SES
Utilization of RDT (instead of LM) at health facilities for malaria confirmation, proportion Beta 0.21 0.03 SES
Cost of complete Pv malaria treatment, unit cost, US$ Gamma 1.32 0.38 CDB
Cost of complete Pf malaria treatment, unit cost, US$ Gamma 8.76 2.76 CDB
Cost of consultation, staff-related unit cost, US$ Gamma 1.81 0.05 CDB
Cost of consultation, non staff-related unit cost, US$ 0.77 CDB
Cost of diagnosis using LM, staff-related unit cost, US$ Gamma 0.50 0.01 CDB
Cost of diagnosis using LM, non staff-related unit cost, US$ 0.21 CDB
Cost of diagnosis using RDT, staff-related unit cost, US$ Gamma 0.50 0.01 CDB
Cost of diagnosis using RDT, non staff-related unit cost, US$ 0.40 CDB
Cost of diagnosis using RDT, test-related unit cost, US$ Gamma 1.07 0.33 CDB
Cost of transport Pv patient, unit cost, US$ Gamma 2.36 0.35 SES
Cost of transport companion of Pv patient, unit cost, US$ Gamma 1.94 0.31 SES
Cost of transport Pf patient, unit cost, US$ Gamma 2.78 1.17 SES
Cost of transport companion of Pf patient, unit cost, US$ Gamma 0.64 0.23 SES
Time lost due to illness in an EA Pv patient, person-days Gamma 10.21 0.99 SES
Time lost due to illness in an EA Pf patient, person-days Gamma 11.80 1.48 SES
Time lost in EA companions of a Pv patient, person-days Gamma 7.73 0.50 SES
Time lost in EA companions of a Pf patient, person-days Gamma 6.85 0.90 SES

Pv, P. vivax; Pf, P. falciparum; LM, light Microscopy; RDT, rapid diagnostic test; CHW, community health worker; CDB, cost database; EDB epidemiologic database; SES, socio-economic survey