Cost Analysis of Community-Based Smoking Cessation Services in Vietnam: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to estimate the cost for developing and implementing 2 smoking cessation service delivery models that were evaluated in a 2-arm cluster randomized trial in Commune Health Centers (CHCs) in Vietnam. In the first model (4As) CHC providers were trained to ask about tobacco use, advise smokers to quit, assess readiness to quit, and assist with brief counseling. The second model included the 4As plus a referral to Village Health Workers (VHWs) who were trained to provide multisession home-based counseling (4As + R). An activity-based ingredients (ABC-I) costing approach with a healthcare provider perspective was applied to collect the costs for each intervention model. Opportunity costs were excluded. Costs during preparation and implementation phase were estimated. Sensitivity

SUBMITTER: Quynh Mai V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8358574 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature