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SUBMITTER: Trussell J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3638200 | biostudies-other | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Trussell James J Lalla Anjana M AM Doan Quan V QV Reyes Eileen E Pinto Lionel L Gricar Joseph J
Contraception 20080925 1
<h4>Background</h4>The study was conducted to estimate the relative cost effectiveness of contraceptives in the United States from a payer's perspective.<h4>Methods</h4>A Markov model was constructed to simulate costs for 16 contraceptive methods and no method over a 5-year period. Failure rates, adverse event rates and resource utilization were derived from the literature. Sensitivity analyses were performed on costs and failure rates.<h4>Results</h4>Any contraceptive method is superior to "no ...[more]