| Literature DB >> 1907039 |
G B Simmons1, D Balk, K K Faiz.
Abstract
The Family Planning Health Services Project in Matlab is often seen as more expensive than similar activities carried out by the government of Bangladesh. At the same time, it as been observed that the project is much more effective. The alleged high cost of the project is said to make it difficult to replicate throughout the nation. Previously, the true costs of the project had not been documented. This study systemically examines the cost of the project and assesses its cost-effectiveness. An experimental design framework is used as a basis for understanding the cost-effectiveness of the project, although a sensitivity analysis lends further support to the relative efficiency of the approach undertaken in Matlab. Although in the aggregate, the Matlab Project is more expensive than the government's family planning program, it is also more effective, generating enough output to offset the extra costs of the intensified delivery system.Keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Births Averted; Communication; Cost Benefit Analysis; Cost Effectiveness; Data Collection; Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Evaluation; Evaluation Indexes; Evaluation Report; Family Planning; Family Planning Program Evaluation; Family Planning Programs; Health; Health Services; Home Visits; Immunization; Integrated Programs; Longitudinal Studies; Management; Maternal-child Health Services; National Health Services; Oral Rehydration; Organization And Administration; Primary Health Care; Programs; Quantitative Evaluation; Research Methodology; Southern Asia; Statistical Studies; Studies; Supervision; Treatment
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1907039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665