Priority setting of health interventions: the need for multi-criteria decision analysis

Table 1 Performance matrix

Options	Cost-effectiveness	Severity of disease	Disease of the poor	Age
Antiretroviral treatment in HIV/AIDS	US$200 per DALY	●●●●	√	15 years and older
Treatment of childhood pneumonia	US$20 per DALY	●●●●	√	0–14 years
Inpatient care for acute schizophrenia	US$2000 per DALY	●●		15 years and older
Plastering for simple fractures	US$50 per DALY	●		all

A tick indicates the presence of a feature. Severity of disease is shown of a four-star scale, with more stars indicating a more severe disease.

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