Economic evaluation of implementation science outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Historically, the focus of cost-effectiveness analyses has been on the costs to operate and deliver interventions after their initial design and launch. The costs related to design and implementation of interventions have often been omitted. Ignoring these costs leads to an underestimation of the true price of interventions and biases economic analyses toward favoring new interventions. This is especially true in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where implementation may require substantial up-front investment. This scoping review was conducted to explore the topics, depth, and availability of scientific literature on integrating implementation science into economic evaluations of health interventions in LMICs.

Methods

We searched Web of Science and PubMed

SUBMITTER: Malhotra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature