The cost-effectiveness of school-based interventions for chronic diseases: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic diseases, or non-communicable diseases (NCD), are conditions of long duration and often influenced and contributed by complex interactions of several variables, including genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors. These conditions contribute to death, disability, and subsequent health care costs. Primary and secondary school settings provide an opportunity to deliver relatively low cost and effective interventions to improve public health outcomes. However, there lacks systematic evidence on the cost-effectiveness of these interventions.

Methods

We systematically searched four databases (PubMed/Medline, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science) for published studies on the cost-effectiveness of chronic-disease interventions in school settin

SUBMITTER: Lin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11008027 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature