Cost-effectiveness evaluation of a home visiting triage program for family planning in Turkey.
Graduate Turkish midwives were trained in triage rules for determining family planning home visit frequency based on risk of couples. In a sample of 542 couples followed for six months, modern contraceptive use increased 22 per cent among high-risk and about 15 per cent among moderate- and low-risk couples. After making assumptions about the fecundity, contraceptive success, and pregnancy complications, the estimated average cost per complication averted was $61 for high-risk, $177 for moderate-risk and $526 for low-risk couples.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012306:Risk; D014218:Triage; D014421:Turkey