Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013)

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Economic Evaluation of Community Health Worker Models in Kenyan Rural Preventive Care Delivery: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Wambugu Ndirangu, Department of Epidemiology, Egerton University Omondi Mwangi, Egerton University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18981938
Published: January 25, 2013

Abstract

In Kenyan rural areas, preventive care delivery is often under-resourced due to limited access to healthcare facilities and personnel. A cost-effectiveness analysis will be conducted using a Markov model to assess resource utilization and outcomes across different CHW intervention scenarios. The preliminary analysis indicates that CHWs can reduce healthcare costs by $20 per patient while maintaining or improving health outcomes. This study aims to provide evidence for policymakers on the cost-effectiveness of CHWs in rural preventive care delivery. Policymakers should consider adopting community health worker models as a sustainable and cost-effective strategy for enhancing preventive care access in rural areas. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Wambugu Ndirangu, Omondi Mwangi (2013). Economic Evaluation of Community Health Worker Models in Kenyan Rural Preventive Care Delivery: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. African Endocrine Surgery, Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18981938

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African GeographyCommunity Health WorkersEconomic EvaluationMarkov ModelsPreventive CareResource AllocationCost-Benefit Analysis

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