Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Autopista Novia del Mediodia Km. 6½, La Lisa, Havana City, Cuba.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 May;84(5):747-52. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0532.
Insecticide-treated curtains (ITCs) are promoted for controlling the Dengue vector Aedes aegypti. We assessed the cost of the routine Aedes control program (RACP) and the cost of ITC implementation through the RACP and health committees in Venezuela and through health volunteers in Thailand. The yearly cost of the RACP per household amounted to US$2.14 and $1.89, respectively. The ITC implementation cost over three times more, depending on the channel used. In Venezuela the RACP was the most efficient implementation-channel. It spent US$1.90 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.83; 1.97) per curtain distributed, of which 76.9% for the curtain itself. Implementation by health committees cost significantly (P = 0.02) more: US$2.32 (95% CI: 1.93; 2.61) of which 63% for the curtain. For ITC implementation to be at least as cost-effective as the RACP, at equal effectiveness and actual ITC prices, the attained curtain coverage and the adulticiding effect should last for 3 years.
经杀虫剂处理过的窗帘(ITC)被推广用于控制登革热媒介埃及伊蚊。我们评估了委内瑞拉通过常规蚊虫控制计划(RACP)和卫生委员会以及泰国通过卫生志愿者实施 ITC 的成本,以及通过常规蚊虫控制计划(RACP)实施 ITC 的成本。每个家庭每年通过常规蚊虫控制计划(RACP)的成本分别为 2.14 美元和 1.89 美元。而 ITC 的实施成本则取决于使用的渠道,大约是前者的三倍。在委内瑞拉,常规蚊虫控制计划(RACP)是最有效的实施渠道。每分发一条窗帘的成本为 1.90 美元(95%置信区间 [CI]:1.83;1.97),其中 76.9%用于窗帘本身。通过卫生委员会实施的成本显著更高(P = 0.02):每条 2.32 美元(95% CI:1.93;2.61),其中 63%用于窗帘。要使 ITC 的实施至少与常规蚊虫控制计划(RACP)一样具有成本效益,在相同的效果和实际 ITC 价格下,达到的窗帘覆盖率和成虫杀灭效果应持续 3 年。