Cost-effectiveness analysis of diarrhoea management approaches in Nigeria: A decision analytical model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diarrhoea is a leading cause of death in Nigerian children under 5 years. Implementing the most cost-effective approach to diarrhoea management in Nigeria will help optimize health care resources allocation. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of various approaches to diarrhoea management namely: the 'no treatment' approach (NT); the preventive approach with rotavirus vaccine; the integrated management of childhood illness for diarrhoea approach (IMCI); and rotavirus vaccine plus integrated management of childhood illness for diarrhoea approach (rotavirus vaccine + IMCI).

Methods

Markov cohort model conducted from the payer's perspective was used to calculate the cost-effectiveness of the four interventions. The markov model simulated a life cycle of 260 w

SUBMITTER: Okafor CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5752040 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature