Cost-effectiveness of a market-based home fortification of food with micronutrient powder programme in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We estimated the cost-effectiveness of home fortification with micronutrient powder delivered in a sales-based programme in reducing the prevalence of Fe deficiency anaemia among children 6-59 months in Bangladesh.

Design

Cross-sectional interviews with local and central-level programme staff and document reviews were conducted. Using an activity-based costing approach, we estimated start-up and implementation costs of the programme. The incremental cost per anaemia case averted and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) averted were estimated by comparing the home fortification programme and no intervention scenarios.

Setting

The home fortification programme was implemented in 164 upazilas (sub-districts) in Bangladesh.

Participants

Caregivers of chil

SUBMITTER: Ahmed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8042576 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature