Estimate total number of Chloroquine doses required

Note the cost per dose is for a single dose (250 mg chloroquine phosphate). A treatment course typically constitutes 41mg/kg (max 2500mg) for adults

• 5 to <15 kg: 2 doses

• 15 to <25 kg: 4 doses

• 25 to <35 kg: 5 doses

• >=35 kg: 10 doses

So course for a single adult may constitute approximately 10 doses.

Usage

commodity_chloroquine_doses(
  n_cases,
  treatment_coverage,
  proportion_non_act,
  age_upper
)

Arguments

n_cases

Malaria case numbers by age band. Numeric scalar or vector.

treatment_coverage

Treatment coverage proportions. Numeric scalar or vector.

proportion_non_act

Proportion of treatments that are non-ACT (assumed chloroquine). Numeric scalar or vector.

age_upper

Upper bounds for each age group. Numeric scalar or vector.

Value

A vector giving the number of 250mg chloroquine doses required per age group.