The health system costs of post abortion care in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unsafe abortion is common in Tanzania. Currently, postabortion care (PAC) is legally provided, but there is little information on the national cost. We estimated the health system costs of offering PAC in Tanzania in 2018, at existing levels of care and when hypothetically expanded to meet all need.

Methods

We employed a bottom-up costing methodology. Between October 2018 and February 2019, face-to-face interviews were conducted with facility administrators and PAC providers in a sample of 40 health facilities located across seven mainland regions and Zanzibar. We collected data on the direct and indirect cost of care, fees charged to patients, and costs incurred by patients for PAC supplies. Sensitivity analysis was used to explore the impact of uncertainty in th

SUBMITTER: Lince-Deroche N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296742 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature