Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. Point-of-care tests for these infections facilitate testing and treatment in a single antenatal clinic visit and may reduce the risk of adverse outcomes. Successful implementation and scale-up depends on understanding comparative effectiveness of such programmes and their comparative costs and cost effectiveness. This systematic review synthesises and appraises evidence from economic evaluations of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

Medline, Embase and Web of Science databases were comprehensively searched using pre-determined criteria. A

SUBMITTER: Saweri OPM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211269 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature