From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic tests: a systematic review
Study ID | Study Year | Country | Prevalence of malaria | Study Type | Design | Participants | Intervention | Commercial name of RDT | Types of RDT | Quality | Quality class |
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Batwala 2011 [27] | 2010/03–2011/02 | Uganda | High/Low | CEA | Decision tree | 22 052 fever outpatients | microscopy |  |  | 13 | Moderate |
RDT | Paracheck | Single | |||||||||
Gitonga 2012 [28] | 2008/09–2010/03 | Kenya | Stable & seasonal transmission | Cost analysis | Cross-sectional study | 49 891 students | microscopy |  |  | 7 | Low |
RDT | OptiMal - IT | Single | |||||||||
Paracheck - Pf device | Single | ||||||||||
Paracheck - Pf dipstick | Single | ||||||||||
CareStart - Pf/Pv combo | Combo | ||||||||||
Hansen 2015 [29] | 2009/09–2010/09 | Afghanistan | Moderate/Low | CEA | Decision tree | 5749 suspected malaria patients | RDT | CareStart Malaria RDT Pf/Pan | Combo | 22 | High |
Hansen 2017a [30] | 2011/01–2011/12 | Uganda | Not clear | CEA | Decision tree | 13 319 customers suspected malaria and visiting drug shops | RDT | First Response | Single | 15 | Moderate |
Hansen 2017b [31] | 2011/01–2011/12 | Uganda | Moderate to high/Low | CEA | Decision tree | Children under five visiting CHWs | RDT | First Response | Single | 12 | Low |
Lemma 2011 [32] | 2007 | Ethiopia | Not clear | CEA | Cross-sectional study | 2422 malaria suspected patients | RDT | Paracheck - pf | Single | 11 | Low |
Parascreen - pan/pf | Combo | ||||||||||
Lubell 2007 [33] | 2005 | Tanzania | High/Low | CEA | RCT | 2416 patients requested for a parasitological test | RDT | Paracheck - pf | Single | 10 | Low |
Ly 2010 [34] | 2008/10–2009/01 | Senegal | High/Moderate | CEA | Cross-sectional study | 189 suspected malaria patients | RDT | Paracheck - pf | Single | 12 | Low |
Matangila 2014 [35] | 2012/07–2012/08 | Congo | Not clear | CEA | Cross-sectional study | 332 pregnant women | microscopy |  |  | 18 | Moderate |
RDT | SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf | Single | |||||||||
Oliveira 2010 [36] | 2006 | Brazil | Not clear | CEA | Decision tree | 33 491 individuals with fever | microscopy |  |  | 15 | Moderate |
RDT | OptiMal | Combo | |||||||||
Oliveira 2012 [37] | 2010 | Brazilian Extra-Amazon | Low | CEA | Decision tree | 2702 suspected patients who took the diagnostic tests in Extra-Amazon region in 2010 | RDT (5 brands) | SD Bioline FK60 (PF/Pan) | Combo | 11 | Low |
CareStart (Pan) | |||||||||||
First Response | |||||||||||
ParascreenTM (Pf/Pan) | |||||||||||
ICT BinaxNOW Malaria | |||||||||||
Osei-Kwakye 2013 [38] | 2009/01–2010/02 | Ghana | High | CEA | Cross-sectional study | 936 children under five years with fever at the outpatient department | microscopy |  |  | 18 | Moderate |
RDT | Parascreen | Combo | |||||||||
Shillcutt 2008 [39] | NR | Sub-Saharan endemic countries | All levels | CEA | Decision tree | A hypothetical cohort of outpatients with fever in rural area of sub-Saharan Africa | microscopy | Â | Â | 11 | Low |
RDT | a hypothetical HRP2-based RDT for P. falciparum | Single | |||||||||
Tawiah 2016 [40] | NR | Ghana | High | CEA | Decision tree | 100 children under 24 months per health center in total 32 health centers | RDT | CareStart |  | 23 | High |
First Response | Single | ||||||||||
Uzochukwu 2009 [41] | 2005–2007 | Nigeria | High | CEA | Decision tree | 638 patients with fever, diagnosed as malaria | microscopy |  |  | 11 | Low |
RDT | ICT Malaria Combo Cassette Test | Combo |