Costs and cost-effectiveness of three point-of-use water treatment technologies added to community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major global public health concern. Despite the cost-effectiveness of treatment, ministries of health are often unable to commit the required funds which limits service coverage. OBJECTIVE:A randomised controlled trial was conducted in Sindh Province, Pakistan, to assess whether adding a point of use water treatment to the treatment of SAM without complications improved its cost-effectiveness. Three treatment strategies - chlorine disinfection (Aquatabs); flocculent disinfection (Procter and Gamble Purifier of Water [P&G PoW]) and Ceramic Filters - were compared to a standard SAM treatment protocol. METHODS:An institutional perspective was adopted for costing, considering the direct and indirect costs incurred by the provider. Combining the c

SUBMITTER: Rogers E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427553 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature