Table 3 |
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Costs and effects of community-based therapeutic care compared to no treatment |
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CTC |
No treatment |
Difference |
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Mean |
(95% CI) |
Mean |
(95% CI) |
Mean |
(95% CI) |
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Mean cost per patient ($) |
203 |
(139–274) |
0 |
0 |
203 |
(139–274) |
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Death rate (%) |
9.2 |
(4.3–7.25) |
20.8 |
(10.5–31.8) |
11.5 |
(0.4–23.0) |
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Expected DALYs* |
30.2 |
(29.3–31.2) |
26.4 |
(22.7–29.8) |
3.8 |
(0.14–7.7) |
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CTC community-based therapeutic care. * assuming 33.3 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) expected after surviving one year [5] |
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Bachmann Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009 7:2 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-7-2 |
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