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Table 2 Estimates of infected and not infected subjects, of costs to be sustained and of the reduction in the number of infections: comparison between current situation (no treatment) and the two PC strategies considered

From: Control programs for strongyloidiasis in areas of high endemicity: an economic analysis of different approaches

 

Total infected

Not infected

Costs

 DELTA: reduction in infected individuals (= recovered subjects)

No treatment

    

Children

37 500

212 500

  

Adults

135 000

365 000

  

Total

172 500

577 500

  
    

DELTA: PC targeting both SAC and adults vs no treatment

PC targeting both SAC and adults

 

Reduction in infected individuals (= recovered subjects)

Children

11 700

238 300

29 750

25 800

Adults

65 340

434 660

240 000

69 660

Total

77 040

672 960

269 750

95 460

    

DELTA: PC targeting SAC only vs no treatment

PC targeting SAC only

 

Reduction in infected individuals (= recovered subjects)

Children

11 700

238 300

29 750

25 800

Adults

135 000

365 000

0

0

Total

146 700

603 300

29 750

25 800

  1. Cost of treatment per person is equal to USD 0.36 and USD 0.04 in strategy B and C, respectively. Results of the mathematical model in the 1-year horizon of analysis. PC preventive chemotherapy, SAC school-age children