Modeling the cost effectiveness of malaria control interventions in the highlands of western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tools that allow for in silico optimization of available malaria control strategies can assist the decision-making process for prioritizing interventions. The OpenMalaria stochastic simulation modeling platform can be applied to simulate the impact of interventions singly and in combination as implemented in Rachuonyo South District, western Kenya, to support this goal.

Methods

Combinations of malaria interventions were simulated using a previously-published, validated model of malaria epidemiology and control in the study area. An economic model of the costs of case management and malaria control interventions in Kenya was applied to simulation results and cost-effectiveness of each intervention combination compared to the corresponding simulated outputs of a s

SUBMITTER: Stuckey EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4188563 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature