Table 2 Cost-effectiveness analysis for the three policy options over a two-week timeframe, Uganda 2020
Outcome | Option 1: No symptom screening or testing | Option 2: Mandatory symptom screening for all, testing only the symptomatic | Option 3: Mandatory quarantine and testing for all |
|---|---|---|---|
Infected travellers entering at airport | 3,375 | 3,375 | 3,375 |
Identified through intervention (all persons who test true positive in isolation) | 0 †| 1,965 | 3,105 |
Infected travellers who enter community | 3,375 | 1,472 | 1,010 |
First-generation cases resulting from Infected travellers who enter community | 7,277 | 2,329 | 2,179 |
Expected cost per traveller | $0 | $19 | $766 |
Total costs for intervention (US$) | $0 | $1,271,431 | $51,684,999 |
Cases averted compared with Option 1 | 0 | 4,948 | 5,097 |
ICER cost/case averted* | - | $257 | $10,139 |