The data suggest that the endogenous IL-7 during the course of ACT never reached a level sufficient to trigger IL-7Rα downregulation in bystander naïve T cells (OVA-specific CD4).
Senegal's procurement costs per course of ACT (AS-AQ) averaged US$1.12 per course.
RDTs have been found to be cost-effective both in Nigeria and elsewhere [12] [16], and they generally cost less than a full course of ACT.
Linear regression was used to examine factors influencing customers' WTP for an RDT, a course of ACT and a course of ACT after a positive RDT, respectively.
The geometric mean WTP for an RDT was US$0.53, US$1.82 for a course of ACT and US$2.05 for a course of ACT after a positive RDT.
A paired t-test on log transformed WTP answers was used for comparing the WTP for a course of ACT and a course of ACT after a positive RDT.
An adherence study was carried out to assess whether patients were completing the full course of ACT.
The WTP for an RDT was found to be much lower than the WTP for a course of ACT.
In addition, this study explored the WTP for a course of ACT with and without confirmation with an RDT.
In addition, the WTP for a course of ACT after having purchased an RDT confirming malaria was not much higher than the WTP for ACT without parasitological confirmation.
