Cost-effectiveness analysis of three health interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in an area of low transmission in Uganda

International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-46

  Hansen, Kristian Schultz ^a   Ndyomugyenyi, Richard ^b   Magnussen, Pascal ^c   Clarke, Siân E ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Insecticide treated nets; Intermittent preventive treatment; Malaria; Pregnancy; Uganda

Indexed keywords

PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 84857453601     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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