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Author
(year)
(IV)/(EV) and
settings
Fekih (2002)
(+)/(-)
Tunisia
Intervention
(I) and
comparator
(C)
I: Antenatal
maternal
corticosteroid
treatment to
prevent
respiratory
distress
syndrome in
premature
neonates
C: No
treatment
Target
population
and duration
of economic
analysis
118 women
(26-34 weeks
gestation) at
high risk of
premature
delivery
Study
design
RCT
CEA
Cost results Mortality-related
effectiveness results
Cost of
intervention $
Tunisian 2,000
Cost savings in
study group of $
Tunisian 21,000
Significantly lower
neonatal mortality
rates due to
respiratory stress
syndrome in
intervention compared
to control group
(22.9% versus 57%).
Perspective/price
year
Health sector
costs
Tunisian $
Appendix 4.8
Synthesis of
costs and
effectiveness
data
No synthesis of
costs and
benefits as costs
for intervention
group were lower
and outcomes
similar.
What are the effects of different models of delivery for improving maternal and infant health outcomes for poor people in urban areas in low income
and lower middle income countries?
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