Table 2 Breakdown of the monetary values.
Costs considered for prescribing chemoprophylaxis include: | |
Travel costs | £6 |
Prescription costs | £44 |
2 hours off work [14] | £24.48 |
Cost of Atovaquone/Proguanil from pharmacy | £41 |
Nurse consult cost [15] | £22.33 |
Adverse events and their costs are divided in three levels of severity: | |
Mild event | |
Holiday time loss (1 days) [16] | £164.29 |
Moderate event | |
Holiday time loss (3 days) [16] | £492.86 |
Severe event | |
Holiday time loss (7 days) [16] | £1,150 |
Hospital costs (3 days) [15] | £8,088 |
Illness Costs are divided into three levels of severity: | |
Mild Malaria | |
Personal costs (7 lost work days) [14] | £459 |
Days in Hospital (3 days) [15] | £8,088 |
Serious Malaria | |
Personal costs (14 lost work days) [14] | £459 |
Days in Hospital (7 days) [15] | £18,872 |
Death from Malaria | |
£312,000 | |
The social cost of death is calculated as the average discounted value of remaining years of life coming from UK consumption and earnings. Assumed to have a 5% discount rate | |
Age 55 Life expectancy is 78. Average income of £27,000 therefore social cost is £312,000 | |