Table 5 Cost-effectiveness of the community-based DOTS strategy and the family-based DOTS strategy (US$)
From: Community-based DOTS and family member DOTS for TB control in Nepal: costs and cost-effectiveness
Community-based DOTS strategy | Family-based DOTS strategy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palpa | Syangja | Doti | Total* | Baglung | Dolakha | Total | |
Recurrent costs per treatment succeeded, including | 75.5 | 86.6 | 105.3 | 91.8 | 111.6 | 92.9 | 102.2 |
Total recurrent cost to health system per treatment succeeded | 48.3 | 51.9 | 73.7 | 58.0 | 77.4 | 54.7 | 66.0 |
Total recurrent social costs (patients + supervisors) per treatment succeeded including: | 27.2 | 34.7 | 31.6 | 33.9 | 34.3 | 38.2 | 36.2 |
Total costs to patients per treatment succeeded | 23.8 | 30.6 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 28.3 | 21.7 | 25.0 |
Total costs to supervisors per treatment succeeded | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 11.3 |