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

Table 3 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

	Total infected individuals	Not infected	Costs	Recovered	DELTA: reduction of infections
No treatment
Children	374 350	2 121 317
Adults	1 345 792	3 638 624
	1 720 142	5 759 941
					DELTA: PC targeting both SAC and adults vs no treatment
PC targeting both SAC and adults					Reduction of infections
Children	54 479	2 444 666	236 671	120 133	319 871
Adults	608 307	4 384 450	2 396 523	648 526	737 485
	662 786	6 829 116	2 633 195	768 659	1 057 356
					DELTA: PC targeting SAC only vs no treatment
PC targeting SAC only					Reduction of infections
Children	54 479	2 444 666	236 671	120 133	319 871
Adults	1 345 792	3 638 624	0	0	0
	1 400 271	6 083 290	236 671	120 133	319 871

Results of the mathematical model in the 10-year horizon of analysis. PC preventive chemotherapy, SAC School-age children

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