Cost analysis of a school-based comprehensive malaria program in primary schools in Sikasso region, Mali

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Financial and economic costs of a comprehensive malaria intervention strategy for use in schools in areas of seasonal transmission: Adapted versions for future scale-up

Adapted Intervention 1: For use in settings with LLINs distribution targeted to pregnant women and children under-five years
	Complete Intervention		Component 1: Malaria Education		Component 2: LLIN Distribution^a		Component 3: IPCs Distribution
	Financial Cost	Economic Cost	Financial Cost	Economic Cost	Financial Cost	Economic Cost	Financial Cost	Economic Cost
Total Costs
in XOF	22,238,891	28,357,759	4,088,728	6,969,781	10,475,398	12,346,332	7,674,765	9,041,646
in USD	43,563	55,550	8009	13,653	20,520	24,185	15,034	17,712
Cost per Child
in XOF	3468	4422	638	1087	1633	1925	1197	1410
in USD	6.79	8.66	1.25	2.13	3.20	3.77	2.34	2.76
Adapted Intervention 2: For use in settings with regular universal distribution of LLINs targeting all age groups
	Complete Intervention		Component 1: Malaria Education		Component 2: LLIN Distribution^b		Component 3: IPCs Distribution
	Financial Cost	Economic Cost	Financial Cost	Economic Cost	Financial Cost	Economic Cost	Financial Cost	Economic Cost
Total Costs
in XOF	11,763,493	16,011,427	4,088,728	6,969,781	0	0	7,674,765	9,041,646
in USD	23,043	31,365	8009	13,653	0	0	15,034	17,712
Cost per Child
in XOF	1835	2497	638	1087	0	0	1197	1410
in USD	3.59	4.89	1.25	2.13	0	0	2.34	2.76

^aAssumes 1 LLIN distributed to each school child each year, compared to 2 LLINs per child in actual implementation.
^bAssumes that all schoolchildren have previously received LLINs through universal distribution campaigns, and no additional LLIN distribution through schools is needed

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