Economic evaluations of non-communicable diseases conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa: a critical review of data sources

Table 2 Reporting standards (adapted from iDSI reference case)

Reporting Standards	n	% (N = 35)
Population stated	34	97
Intervention stated	35	100
Comparator stated	32	91
Outcome stated	35	100
Limitations stated (general)	33	94
Conflict of interest statement included	30	86
Funding source stated	29	83
Comparator clearly stated	31	89
Reported incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER)	24	69
Parameter sources stated	35	100
Parameter sources cited	34	97
Weighting methods stated	24	69
Costs in local currency	30	86
Costs in United States Dollars	29	83
Time horizon clearly stated	32	91
Discounting for both costs and outcomes clearly stated	25	71
Perspective clearly stated	29	83
Subgroup analysis performed/stated	16	46
Reported results of sensitivity analysis	25	71
Impact on budget stated	19	54
Influence of equity considerations stated in the paper	18	51
Average Score	17.1	81

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