Abstract |
In The Gambia, insecticide impregnation of bed nets, used alone or combined with Maloprim, reduced morbidity and mortality from malaria amongst children between one and 4 years of age. Taking expenditure of both time and money by public authorities and village volunteers into account, the costs and cost-effectiveness of each intervention were estimated. Bed net impregnation alone and the combined strategy cost US $5.65 and US $7.49 per child-year protected respectively (1990 figures). Insecticide (and drugs) accounted for more than 80% of the costs of each intervention strategy. They were both highly cost-effective. Estimated costs per death and per clinical episode of malaria averted were US $188 and US $28 for bed net impregnation and $257 and $19 for impregnation combined with chemoprophylaxis. Estimated costs per healthy year of life saved, discounted at 3%, were US $7.90 and US $10.84.
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Authors | J Picard, M Aikins, P L Alonso, J R Armstrong Schellenberg, B M Greenwood, A Mills |
Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
(Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg)
Vol. 87 Suppl 2
Pg. 53-7
(Jun 1993)
ISSN: 0035-9203 [Print] England |
PMID | 8212110
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antimalarials
- Drug Combinations
- Insecticides
- Maloprim
- Dapsone
- Pyrimethamine
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Topics |
- Antimalarials
(economics, therapeutic use)
- Bedding and Linens
- Child, Preschool
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Dapsone
(economics, therapeutic use)
- Drug Combinations
- Gambia
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Infant
- Insecticides
(economics)
- Malaria
(economics, epidemiology, mortality)
- Morbidity
- Mosquito Control
(economics)
- Pyrimethamine
(economics, therapeutic use)
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