On the Methodology and Assumptions Used in the Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Larviciding for Urban Malaria Control
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In this section, the methodology and assumptions used to estimate the cost-effectiveness ratios of larviciding for urban malaria control in Tanzania are described. This supplemental material is organized into three sections. First, the data and assumptions used to calculate the number of disability-adjusted life years averted (DALY) are described. Second, the methodology used to estimate provider’s resources savings that would accrue by preventing malaria infections is presented. Third, the methodology adopted to estimate society’s resources savings is defined.
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