Characteristics and Quality Appraisal of the Economic Evaluations Done in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health economic evaluation identifies, measures, values, and compares alternative strategies to efficiently allocate scarce resources. The validity, methodological quality, and generalizability of economic evaluations must be assessed, as poorly designed studies can lead to incorrect conclusions. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the quality and characteristics of published economic evaluations done in Ethiopia, using the Quality of Health Economics Studies (QHES) and Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) instruments.

Methodology

Various electronic databases were searched using different keywords. We included only original studies conducted in Ethiopia that evaluated the cost and consequences of at least two health intervention

SUBMITTER: Tefera BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature