Cost-effectiveness analysis of the diarrhea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration therapy (DAZT) program in rural Gujarat India: an application of the net-benefit regression framework

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the diarrhea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration therapy (DAZT) program in rural Gujarat India: an application of the net-benefit regression framework

Abstract Background This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the DAZT program for scaling up treatment of acute child diarrhea in Gujarat India using a net-benefit regression framework. Methods Costs were calculated from societal and caregivers’ perspectives and effectiveness was assessed in t...

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Main Authors: Samuel D. Shillcutt, Amnesty E. LeFevre, Christa L. Fischer-Walker, Sunita Taneja, Robert E. Black, Sarmila Mazumder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Subjects:
Diarrhea
Cost-effectiveness
Net-benefit regression
Zinc
Oral rehydration salts
India
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-017-0070-y

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