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Table 3 Costs and effects of community-based therapeutic care compared to no treatment

From: Cost effectiveness of community-based therapeutic care for children with severe acute malnutrition in Zambia: decision tree model

 

CTC

No treatment

Difference

 

Mean

(95% CI)

Mean

(95% CI)

Mean

(95% CI)

Mean cost per patient ($)

203

(139–274)

0

0

203

(139–274)

Death rate (%)

9.2

(4.3–7.25)

20.8

(10.5–31.8)

11.5

(0.4–23.0)

Expected DALYs*

30.2

(29.3–31.2)

26.4

(22.7–29.8)

3.8

(0.14–7.7)

  1. CTC community-based therapeutic care.
  2. * assuming 33.3 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) expected after surviving one year [5]
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

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