Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies for child health in developing countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the costs and effectiveness of selected child health interventions-namely, case management of pneumonia, oral rehydration therapy, supplementation or fortification of staple foods with vitamin A or zinc, provision of supplementary food with counselling on nutrition, and immunisation against measles.

Design

Cost effectiveness analysis.

Data sources

Efficacy data came from published systematic reviews and before and after evaluations of programmes. For resource inputs, quantities came from literature and expert opinion, and prices from the World Health Organization Choosing Interventions that are Cost Effective (WHO-CHOICE) database,

Results

Cost effectiveness ratios clustered in three groups, with fortification with zinc or vitamin A as th

SUBMITTER: Edejer TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1285096 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature