Table 4 The increase in the cost-effectiveness of preventing morbidity when using annual community-wide versus child-targeted treatment
From: An economic evaluation of expanding hookworm control strategies to target the whole community
Transmission setting | Intensity thresholds for morbidity | Relative increase in the distribution costs (total per year) of community-wide versus child-targeted treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+50Â % | +100Â % | +150Â % | +200Â % | ||
Coverage of adults: 75Â % | |||||
Intermediate | Lower | +1397Â % | +649Â % | +399Â % | +274Â % |
| Â | Higher | +534Â % | +217Â % | +111Â % | +59Â % |
High | Lower | +688Â % | +294Â % | +163Â % | +97Â % |
| Â | Higher | +953Â % | +427Â % | +251Â % | +163Â % |
Coverage of adults: 35Â % | |||||
Intermediate | Lower | +577Â % | +239Â % | +126Â % | +69Â % |
| Â | Higher | +307Â % | +103Â % | +36Â % | +2Â % |
High | Lower | +236 % | +68 % | +12 % | −16 % |
| Â | Higher | +554Â % | +227Â % | +118Â % | +63Â % |