Table 8

Results of sensitivity analysis: cost per death and Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) averted in Eritrea (2005 USD).

Parameter

Values assumed

ITN range (USD) per death averted

TNY range (USD) per death averted

ITN range (USD) per DALY averted

TNY range (USD) per DALY averted

Discount rate

1–10%

1,420–1,554

430–470

43–47

13–14

Cost of nets

1.50–5.00–7.00

1,315–2,503–3,183

398–758–963

40–76–96

12–23–29

Lifetime of nets

1 year – 5 years

1,634–1,263

495–382

50–38

15–12

Cost of insecticide/liter

6.00–12.00

1,383–1,490

419–451

42–45

13–14

Shared costs

0–100%

1,196–3,745

362–1,134

36–113

11–34

Length of protection offered by ITN or re-treatment

3 months – 6 months – 1 year

5,795–2,897–1,449

1,754–877–438

176–88–44

53–27–13

Usage of nets

25–50–100%

2,897–1,449–724

877–438–219

88–44–22

27–13–7

Children protected per net

1–2

1,449–724

438–219

44–22

13–7

LLIN use (TNY)*

Base – 3 years, USD 5 – 5 years, USD 7

438–531–502

(NA – 882 – 698)

13–16–15

(NA – 27 – 21)

TNY = Treated Net Year; LLIN = Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net.

*numbers in brackets represent exclusion of re-treatment commodity costs and benefits

Yukich et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:51   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-51