Cost effectiveness of strategies to combat cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and tobacco use in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: mathematical modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the relative costs and health effects of interventions to combat cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and tobacco related disease in order to guide the allocation of resources in developing countries.

Design

Cost effectiveness analysis of 123 single or combined prevention and treatment strategies for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and smoking by means of a lifetime population model.

Setting

Two World Health Organization sub-regions of the world: countries in sub-Saharan Africa with very high adult and high child mortality (AfrE) and countries in South East Asia with high adult and high child mortality (SearD).

Data sources

Demographic and epidemiological data were taken from the WHO databases of mortality and global burden of disease. Est

SUBMITTER: Ortegon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3292537 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature