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Table 1 Summary of outcome measures, total costs, and cost effectiveness of RACD using microscopy and LAMP by sub-district over study period

From: Costs and cost-effectiveness of malaria reactive case detection using loop-mediated isothermal amplification compared to microscopy in the low transmission setting of Aceh Province, Indonesia

Sub-district Population at risk Outcome measures Total cost Average costs
No. of RACD events No. of subjects screened No. infections identified (%) Total Per PAR per year Per RACD event Per individual screened Per infection identified
Lhoong 9592 14 511 3 (0.6%) $12,703 $0.79 $907 $25 $4234
Saree 11,346 12 527 3 (0.6%) $12,748 $0.67 $1062 $24 $4249
Kuta Cot Glie 10,560 8 377 0 (0%) $9657 $0.55 $1207 $26 –
Indrapuri 14,052 2 80 0 (0%) $4391 $0.19 $2196 $55 –
Lhoknga 15,659 0 0 0 (0%) $2918 $0.11 – – –
Total 61,209 36 1495 6 (0.4%) $42,418 $0.42a $1178 $28 $7070
  1. Population at risk is defined as total population of sub-district
  2. LAMP loop-mediated isothermal amplification, RACD reactive case detection
  3. aSub-district average cost per PAR
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Malaria Journal

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