Budget impact analysis of a home-based colorectal cancer screening programme in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The 2020-2022 research project 'Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention for Malaysia' (CRC-SIM) evaluated the implementation of a home-based CRC screening pilot in Segamat District. This budget impact analysis (BIA) assessed the expected changes in health expenditure of the Malaysian Ministry of Health budget in the scenario where the pilot programme was implemented nationwide vs current opportunistic screening.

Design

Budget impact analysis. Assumptions and costs in the opportunistic and novel CRC screening scenarios were derived from a previous evaluation of opportunistic CRC screening in community health clinics across Malaysia and the CRC-SIM research project, respectively.

Setting

National level (with supplement analysis for district level). The BIA w

SUBMITTER: Ngan TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032398 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature