Systematic review of economic evaluation studies on preconception care interventions. Issue 4 (1st July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kotirum, Surachai; Kiatpongsan, Sorapop; Kapol, Nattiya
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 42:Issue 4-6(2021)
• Page Start: 503
• Page End: 517
• Publication Date: 2021-07-01
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1817025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract: Implementation of preconception care interventions have been encouraged for improving maternal and child health outcomes; therefore, evidence on their cost-effectiveness is needed. We conducted the systematic review to examine the efficiency of those interventions by collecting evidence from published economic evaluation studies. Out of 14 included studies, almost all (12/14) were in high-income countries. All studies were not cost-utility analysis with genetic disease screening and diabetes management were the common interventions for evaluating their efficiency during preconception period. Preconception care interventions are likely to be cost-effective, especially in low-income countries which incremental benefits had a greater return than developed nations.