Economic Evaluation of Implementing National Beta Thalassemia Prevention Program in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

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EMAMI HASSAN; AARABI MOHSEN; Zakizad Abkenar Roghayeh

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Journal: JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Year:2019 | Volume:28 | Issue:169 Page(s): 118-129

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Economic Evaluation of Implementing National Beta Thalassemia Prevention Program in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

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EMAMI HASSAN | AARABI MOHSEN | Zakizad Abkenar Roghayeh | Issue Writer Certificate

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economic evaluationQ1

preventionQ3

thalassemiaQ3

mazandaranQ2

Abstract

Background and purpose thalassemia is a preventable genetic disorder that is a major health problem. It is now two decades since implementation of the national program for preventing β-thalassemia major in Iran. This study was conducted to compare the costs and results of this program from 2010 to 2014 in mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Materials and methods economic evaluation was done in this descriptive analytic study. We extracted the data from surveillance reports of health deputy and costs of laboratory services from the private and public sectors and Legal Medicine Organization tariffs. Other cost items were determined using published reports and articles, and interviewing the administrators and researchers. All costs were calculated in Excel 2007 based on the economic value of 2014. Results The total direct costs of medical services, direct non-medical and non-medical direct costs of implementation of national program for preventing β-thalassemia major in one year were over 18, 418, 872, 744 Rials. The average cost of prevention of a β-thalassemia major birth case was estimated to be be 341, 090, 236 Rials. The cost ratio of prevention to treatment was 1: 12. Five-year implementation of the national program prevented 270 babies born with thalassemia. The success rate of this program was 95% in mazandaran. Conclusion Cost benefit analysis showed that the national program for preventing β-thalassemia major was efficient and economically valuable in mazandaran province.

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ECONOMIC BURDEN OF THALASSEMIA MAJOR IN IRAN, 2015

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EMAMI, HASSAN, AARABI, MOHSEN, & Zakizad Abkenar, Roghayeh. (2019). Economic Evaluation of Implementing National Beta Thalassemia Prevention Program in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 28(169 ), 118-129. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/46118/en

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EMAMI HASSAN, AARABI MOHSEN, Zakizad Abkenar Roghayeh. Economic Evaluation of Implementing National Beta Thalassemia Prevention Program in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2019;28(169 ):118-129. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/46118/en

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HASSAN EMAMI, MOHSEN AARABI, and Roghayeh Zakizad Abkenar, “Economic Evaluation of Implementing National Beta Thalassemia Prevention Program in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences,” JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 28, no. 169 , pp. 118–129, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/46118/en

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