Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India.
INTRODUCTION:Health interventions implemented with self-help groups (SHGs) enhance the relevance and acceptability of the health services. The Parivartan program was implemented in eight districts of Bihar with women's self-help groups to increase adoption of maternal and newborn health behavio...
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| author | S Chandrashekar S Saha B Varghese L Mohan G Shetty A Porwal A Hazra S Mondal R Das |
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| description | INTRODUCTION:Health interventions implemented with self-help groups (SHGs) enhance the relevance and acceptability of the health services. The Parivartan program was implemented in eight districts of Bihar with women's self-help groups to increase adoption of maternal and newborn health behaviors through layering health behavior change communication. This study estimates the cost and cost-effectiveness of a health behavior change program with SHGs in Bihar. METHODS:Cost analysis was conducted from a provider's perspective. All costs have been presented in US dollars for the purpose of international comparisons and converted to constant values. The effectiveness estimate was based on the reported changes in select newborn care practices. A decision model approach was used to estimate the potential number of neonatal deaths averted based on adoption of key newborn care practices. Using India's life expectancy of 65 years, cost per life year saved was calculated. A one-way sensitivity analysis was conducted using the upper and lower estimates for various variables in the model, and functionality of SHGs. RESULTS:The cost of forming an SHG group was US$254 and that of reaching a woman within the group was US$19. The unit cost for delivering health interventions through the Parivartan program was US$148 per group and US$11 per woman reached. During an 18 months period, Parivartan program reached around 17,120 SHGs and an estimated 20,544 pregnant women resulting in an estimated prevention of 23 neonatal deaths at a cost of US$3,825 per life year saved. CONCLUSION:SHGs can be an effective platform to increase uptake of women's health interventions and follow-up care, and also to broaden their utility beyond microfinance, particularly when they operate at a larger scale. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ec720f8d83746a79c686341a4ed6b4b2022-12-21T19:56:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01143e021372310.1371/journal.pone.0213723Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India.S ChandrashekarS SahaB VargheseL MohanG ShettyA PorwalA HazraS MondalR DasINTRODUCTION:Health interventions implemented with self-help groups (SHGs) enhance the relevance and acceptability of the health services. The Parivartan program was implemented in eight districts of Bihar with women's self-help groups to increase adoption of maternal and newborn health behaviors through layering health behavior change communication. This study estimates the cost and cost-effectiveness of a health behavior change program with SHGs in Bihar. METHODS:Cost analysis was conducted from a provider's perspective. All costs have been presented in US dollars for the purpose of international comparisons and converted to constant values. The effectiveness estimate was based on the reported changes in select newborn care practices. A decision model approach was used to estimate the potential number of neonatal deaths averted based on adoption of key newborn care practices. Using India's life expectancy of 65 years, cost per life year saved was calculated. A one-way sensitivity analysis was conducted using the upper and lower estimates for various variables in the model, and functionality of SHGs. RESULTS:The cost of forming an SHG group was US$254 and that of reaching a woman within the group was US$19. The unit cost for delivering health interventions through the Parivartan program was US$148 per group and US$11 per woman reached. During an 18 months period, Parivartan program reached around 17,120 SHGs and an estimated 20,544 pregnant women resulting in an estimated prevention of 23 neonatal deaths at a cost of US$3,825 per life year saved. CONCLUSION:SHGs can be an effective platform to increase uptake of women's health interventions and follow-up care, and also to broaden their utility beyond microfinance, particularly when they operate at a larger scale.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213723 |
| spellingShingle | S Chandrashekar S Saha B Varghese L Mohan G Shetty A Porwal A Hazra S Mondal R Das Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India. PLoS ONE |
| title | Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India. |
| title_full | Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India. |
| title_fullStr | Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India. |
| title_short | Cost and cost-effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self-help groups in Bihar, India. |
| title_sort | cost and cost effectiveness of health behavior change interventions implemented with self help groups in bihar india |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213723 |
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