Cost-Effectiveness of Introducing the SILCS Diaphragm in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though South Africa has high contraceptive use, unintended pregnancies are still widespread. The SILCS diaphragm could reduce the number of women with unmet need by introducing a discreet, woman-initiated, non-hormonal barrier method to the contraceptive method mix.

Methods

A decision model was built to estimate the impact and cost-effectiveness of the introduction of the SILCS diaphragm in Gauteng among women with unmet need for contraception in terms of unintended and mistimed pregnancies averted, assuming that the available contraceptives on the market were not a satisfying option for those women. Full costs were estimated both from a provider's and user's perspective, which also accounts for women's travel and opportunity cost of time, assuming a 5% uptake amo

SUBMITTER: Lepine A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546642 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature