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


Chanda et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009 7:5   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-7-5

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