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Table 1 General characteristics of studies included

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic tests: a systematic review

Study ID

Study Year

Country

Prevalence of malaria

Study Type

Design

Participants

Intervention

Commercial name of RDT

Types of RDT

Quality

Quality class

Batwala 2011 [27]

2010/03–2011/02

Uganda

High/Low

CEA

Decision tree

22 052 fever outpatients

microscopy

  

13

Moderate

RDT

Paracheck

Single

Gitonga 2012 [28]

2008/09–2010/03

Kenya

Stable & seasonal transmission

Cost analysis

Cross-sectional study

49 891 students

microscopy

  

7

Low

RDT

OptiMal - IT

Single

Paracheck - Pf device

Single

Paracheck - Pf dipstick

Single

CareStart - Pf/Pv combo

Combo

Hansen 2015 [29]

2009/09–2010/09

Afghanistan

Moderate/Low

CEA

Decision tree

5749 suspected malaria patients

RDT

CareStart Malaria RDT Pf/Pan

Combo

22

High

Hansen 2017a [30]

2011/01–2011/12

Uganda

Not clear

CEA

Decision tree

13 319 customers suspected malaria and visiting drug shops

RDT

First Response

Single

15

Moderate

Hansen 2017b [31]

2011/01–2011/12

Uganda

Moderate to high/Low

CEA

Decision tree

Children under five visiting CHWs

RDT

First Response

Single

12

Low

Lemma 2011 [32]

2007

Ethiopia

Not clear

CEA

Cross-sectional study

2422 malaria suspected patients

RDT

Paracheck - pf

Single

11

Low

Parascreen - pan/pf

Combo

Lubell 2007 [33]

2005

Tanzania

High/Low

CEA

RCT

2416 patients requested for a parasitological test

RDT

Paracheck - pf

Single

10

Low

Ly 2010 [34]

2008/10–2009/01

Senegal

High/Moderate

CEA

Cross-sectional study

189 suspected malaria patients

RDT

Paracheck - pf

Single

12

Low

Matangila 2014 [35]

2012/07–2012/08

Congo

Not clear

CEA

Cross-sectional study

332 pregnant women

microscopy

  

18

Moderate

RDT

SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf

Single

Oliveira 2010 [36]

2006

Brazil

Not clear

CEA

Decision tree

33 491 individuals with fever

microscopy

  

15

Moderate

RDT

OptiMal

Combo

Oliveira 2012 [37]

2010

Brazilian Extra-Amazon

Low

CEA

Decision tree

2702 suspected patients who took the diagnostic tests in Extra-Amazon region in 2010

RDT (5 brands)

SD Bioline FK60 (PF/Pan)

Combo

11

Low

CareStart (Pan)

First Response

ParascreenTM (Pf/Pan)

ICT BinaxNOW Malaria

Osei-Kwakye 2013 [38]

2009/01–2010/02

Ghana

High

CEA

Cross-sectional study

936 children under five years with fever at the outpatient department

microscopy

  

18

Moderate

RDT

Parascreen

Combo

Shillcutt 2008 [39]

NR

Sub-Saharan endemic countries

All levels

CEA

Decision tree

A hypothetical cohort of outpatients with fever in rural area of sub-Saharan Africa

microscopy

  

11

Low

RDT

a hypothetical HRP2-based RDT for P. falciparum

Single

Tawiah 2016 [40]

NR

Ghana

High

CEA

Decision tree

100 children under 24 months per health center in total 32 health centers

RDT

CareStart

 

23

High

First Response

Single

Uzochukwu 2009 [41]

2005–2007

Nigeria

High

CEA

Decision tree

638 patients with fever, diagnosed as malaria

microscopy

  

11

Low

RDT

ICT Malaria Combo Cassette Test

Combo

  1. NR Not report, SNMCP The Senegalese National Malaria Control Programme, CEA Cost-effectiveness analysis, RCT Randomised controlled trial, RDT Rapid diagnostic test, IT Individual test, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pv Plasmodium vivax, CHW Community health workers
  2. Quality: the reporting quality of each study identified based on CHEERS checklist with a maximum score of 24. Quality class: quality rating was divided into three categories based on scores: high (19–24), moderate (13–18) and low (0–12)