Cost of microbial larviciding for malaria control in rural Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Microbial larviciding may be a potential supplement to conventional malaria vector control measures, but scant information on its relative implementation costs and effectiveness, especially in rural areas, is an impediment to expanding its uptake. We perform a costing analysis of a seasonal microbial larviciding programme in rural Tanzania.

Methods

We evaluated the financial and economic costs from the perspective of the public provider of a 3-month, community-based larviciding intervention implemented in twelve villages in the Mvomero District of Tanzania in 2012-2013. Cost data were collected from financial reports and invoices and through discussion with programme administrators. Sensitivity analysis explored the robustness of our results to varying key paramete

SUBMITTER: Rahman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5093077 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature