Table 1 Costs, effects and cost-effectiveness of different interventions
Program 1 | Program 2 | Program 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Costs | |||
Number of people | |||
People screened at camps | 1,926 | 1,648 | |
Identified at camps | 588 | 534 | |
Fitted with hearing aids, identified through camp (a) | 101 | 163 | |
Fitted with hearing aids, presented at clinic (b) | 111 | 32 | 100 |
Total number of patients fitted with hearing aids © = (a)+(b) | 212 | 195 | 100 |
Total costs | |||
Fixed project costs (d) | 352,631 | 389,601 | |
Organisation of camps (e) | 97,224 | 64,340 | |
Fitting and follow up, identified through camp (f) | 440,975 | 681,595 | |
Fitting and follow up, presented at clinic (g) | 613,961 | 247,584 | 569,332 |
Total (h) = (d)+(e)+(f)+(g) | 1,504,790 | 1,383,120 | 569,332 |
Total (US$) (i) | 32,154 | 29,554 | 12,165 |
Average cost per patient | |||
Fixed project costs (j) = (d)/(c) | 1,663 | 1,998 | - |
Organisation of camp (k) = (e)/© | 459 | 330 | - |
Fitting and follow up (l) = ((f)+(g))/(c) | 4,976 | 4,765 | 5,693 |
Total (Rs) (m) = (j)+(k)+(l) | 7,098 | 7,093 | 5,693 |
Total (US$) (n) | 152 | 152 | 122 |
Health effects | |||
DALYs per patient fitted (p) | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 |
Total DALYs averted (q) = (c)*(p) | 36 | 33 | 17 |
Cost-effectiveness | |||
Cost (Rs) per DALY averted (r) = (m)/(q) | 42,250 | 42,220 | 33,889 |
Cost (US$) per DALY averted (s) = (n)/(q) | 903 | 902 | 724 |