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Table 4 Criteria ranking – comparison between countriesa

From: Efficiency and equity considerations in the preferences of health policy-makers in Israel

Criteria

Israel

Brazil

Cuba

Uganda

Nepal

Norway

Austria

Spain

Hungary

China

Disease severity

6

4

6

2

3

4

5

5

4

5

Number of patients

3

2

1

4

5

6

4

4

7

3

Individual benefit

1

3

5

6

2

3

1

2

1

4

Subsidy to the poor

1

6

3

5

7

7

7

6

5

7

Cost effectiveness

5

1

7

3

4

2

3

1

3

1

Intended for middle-age vs. childrenb

4

5

2

7

6

5

6

7

6

2

Intended for the elderly vs. childrenc

7

7

4

1

1

1

2

3

2

6

Rank correlation with Israeld

1

0.20

0.36

−0.79

−0.52

−0.65

−0.18

−0.14

−0.18

−0.05

P*

 

0.66

0.42

0.04

0.22

0.10

0.70

0.76

0.70

0.91

  1. *T-test of the hypothesis that the rank correlation = 0. Significant correlations are in boldface
  2. aWhenever interactions appeared in the model, the ranking was based on the mean effect
  3. bIsrael: children vs. other
  4. cIsrael: elderly vs. other
  5. dAdjusted for ties