A framework for the economic analysis of data collection methods for vital statistics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over recent years there has been a strong movement towards the improvement of vital statistics and other types of health data that inform evidence-based policies. Collecting such data is not cost free. To date there is no systematic framework to guide investment decisions on methods of data collection for vital statistics or health information in general. We developed a framework to systematically assess the comparative costs and outcomes/benefits of the various data methods for collecting vital statistics.

Methodology

The proposed framework is four-pronged and utilises two major economic approaches to systematically assess the available data collection methods: cost-effectiveness analysis and efficiency analysis. We built a stylised example of a hypothetical low-

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Soto E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4149535 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature