ArticleThe international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease2017
Cost-effectiveness of a new strategy to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in household contacts in Myanmar.
Article in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Active Tuberculosis Screening via a Mobile Health App in Myanmar: Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Programmatic Cost-Effectiveness of a Second-Time Visit to Detect New Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus in TB Contact Tracing in Myanmar.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cost-effectiveness of household contact investigation for detection of tuberculosis in Pakistan.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Case finding strategies under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).The Indian journal of tuberculosis · 2020Review
- Additional active tuberculosis cases detected and costs incurred by a second household contact investigation.Public health action · 2019Article
- Assessing the value of screening tools: reviewing the challenges and opportunities of cost-effectiveness analysis.Public health reviews · 2018Review
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Abstract
settingGuidelines regarding household contact tracing for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in different countries vary according to case detection methods.
objectiveTo compare costs spent on detecting one TB case among household contacts between different contact tracing strategies in Mandalay City, Myanmar.
methodsCost estimation of case detection and diagnostic procedures using two different strategies were calculated. A modified conventional model included screening for TB signs and symptoms, sputum examination for those with positive signs and symptoms and chest X-ray (CXR) for those with negative sputum results. An interventional model included CXR, sputum examination if CXR was abnormal and Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for those with negative sputum results. Estimated costs in each model were stratified by age <15 and 15 years.
resultsThe additional cost per TB case detected using the interventional model was US$35.41 compared to the modified conventional model. The probability that the interventional model was cost-effective using a threshold of US$100 per case detected was 81% (83% for those aged 15 years and 65% for those aged <15 years).
conclusionsThe interventional model was more cost-effective in detecting one more pulmonary TB case among household contacts than the modified conventional model.
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