Cost-effectiveness analysis of the available strategies for diagnosing malaria in outpatient clinics in Zambia

Table 6 Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios

Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratios	Clinical	Microscopy	RDT
*Cost/patient diagnosed*	*2.7*	*8.2*	*4.7*
Effectiveness per case diagnosed	0.25	0.79	0.91
Moving from clinical to either microscopy or RDTs
Incremental costs	-	5.5	2.0
Incremental effects	-	0.54	0.66
ICER		10.2	3.0
Cost/patient diagnosed and treated*	*4.2*	*9.4*	*5.9*
Effectiveness per case diagnosed	0.25	0.79	0.91
Moving from clinical to either microscopy or RDTs
Incremental costs	-	5.2	1.7
Incremental effects	-	0.54	0.66
ICER (USD)		9.6	2.6

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