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Table 6 Benefits costs ratios (B/C) of various strategies from societal and government perspective at different costs of NIPS (Cost of Thai NIPS $416.86 in 2016 and $277.90 in 2019)

From: Fetal Down syndrome screening models for developing countries; Part II: Cost-benefit analysis

Strategies

Societal Perspective

Government Perspective

$833.71

$694.76

$555.81

$416.86

$277.90

$833.71

$694.76

$555.81

$416.86

$277.90

1. No screening

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2. Maternal age alone

2.32

2.32

2.32

2.32

2.32

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

3. STS alone

3.49

3.49

3.49

3.49

3.49

1.99

1.99

1.99

1.99

1.99

4. Independent screen (I-S)

3.97

3.97

3.97

3.97

3.97

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

5. C-S plus STS

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.26

6. Maternal age with NIPS

1.59

1.87

2.28

2.91

4.24

0.31

0.38

0.47

0.62

1.32

7. STS alone with NIPS

3.05

3.26

3.50

3.78

4.35

0.91

1.02

1.16

1.35

1.81

8. I-S with NIPS

3.52

3.74

4.00

4.28

4.84

1.11

1.24

1.40

1.61

2.12

9. C-S plus STS with NIPS

3.68

3.83

4.00

4.19

4.52

1.31

1.43

1.56

1.73

2.09

10. Universal NIPS

0.80

0.94

1.14

1.46

2.63

0.16

0.19

0.24

0.31

0.66