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Table 1 Parameters used for UPF of schizophrenia treatment and their corresponding sources

From: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis of schizophrenia treatment in India under universal public finance

Input

Value

Source

Demography

Cohort size

 

1,000,000

   

Authors’ assumption

Cohort size per quintile

 

200,000

   

Authors’ assumption

Treatment impact

 a. Population-wide

  

  Coefficient of relative risk aversion

 

3

   

[20, 21]

  Disability weight (residual state)

 

0.576

   

[15]

  Disability weight (acute state)

 

0.756

   

[15]

  Treatment effectiveness (anti-psychotic medication + psychosocial treatment)

 

24 %

   

[5]

  Treatment adherence rate

 

76 %

   

[19]

 b. Quintile-specific

I

II

III

IV

V

 

  Current coverage

30 %

35 %

40 %

45 %

50 %

[27]

  Target coverage

80 %

80 %

80 %

80 %

80 %

Authors’ assumption

  Prevalence rates per quintile

0.25 %

0.26 %

0.27 %

0.29 %

0.32 %

[14, 22]

  Overall probability of seeking care

0.08 %

0.09 %

0.11 %

0.13 %

0.16 %

Authors’ calculations

Income

Average monthly GDP per capita income (current USD)

$641

$911

$1177

$1562

$3211

[23]