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Table 1 Estimated costs per person screened by cost category and ACT costs by age group

From: Modelling the cost-effectiveness of mass screening and treatment for reducing Plasmodium falciparum malaria burden

Screening cost category

Costs per person screened (2007 US$)

Household enumeration (E p )

0.29

Social mobilization (M p )

0.27

Delivery (D p )

Ā 

ā€ƒRemuneration (W p )

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒAssumption 1

1.06

ā€ƒā€ƒAssumption 2

1.70

ā€ƒSupplies (U p )

1.78

Supervision (I p )

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒAssumption 1

0.48

ā€ƒā€ƒAssumption 2

0.76

Training (T p )

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 1, Assumption 1

1.20

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 1, Assumption 2

1.92

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 2, Assumption 1

3.92

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 2, Assumption 2

6.28

Total costs (S p )

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 1, Assumption 1

5.08

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 1, Assumption 2

6.72

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 2, Assumption 1

7.80

ā€ƒā€ƒSituation 2, Assumption 2

11.08

ACT costs

Cost per courseā€‰+ā€‰25% wastage (US$)

Age

Ā 

ā€ƒ<3 years

1.260

ā€ƒ3ā€“9 years

1.960

ā€ƒ10ā€“14 years

2.660

ā€ƒ15+ years

3.360