Applying the disability-adjusted life year to track health impact of social franchise programs in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developing effective methods for measuring the health impact of social franchising programs is vital for demonstrating the value of this innovative service delivery model, particularly given its rapid expansion worldwide. Currently, these programs define success through patient volume and number of outlets, widely acknowledged as poor reflections of true program impact. An existing metric, the disability-adjusted life years averted (DALYs averted), offers promise as a measure of projected impact. Country-specific and service-specific, DALYs averted enables impact comparisons between programs operating in different contexts. This study explores the use of DALYs averted as a social franchise performance metric.

Methods

Using data collected by the Social Franchising

SUBMITTER: Montagu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3684545 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature