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Modeling an economic evaluation of a salt fluoridation program in Peru

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dc.contributor.author Mariño, R.J.
dc.contributor.author Fajardo, J.
dc.contributor.author Arana, A.
dc.contributor.author Garcia, Carlos
dc.contributor.author Pachas, F.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:26:53Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:26:53Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10989
dc.description.abstract Objective: This article models the cost-effectiveness, from a societal viewpoint, of a dental caries prevention program using salt fluoridation for children 12 years of age, compared with non-intervention (or status quo) in Arequipa, Peru. Methods: Standard cost-effectiveness analysis methods were used. The costs associated with implementing and operating the salt-fluoridation program were identified and measured using 2009 prices. Health outcomes were measured as dental caries averted over a 6-year period. Clinical effectiveness data was taken from published data. Costs were measured as direct treatment costs, programs costs and costs of productivity losses as a result of dental treatments. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was calculated. A hypothetical population of 25,000 12-year-olds living in Arequipa, Peru was used in this analysis. Two-way sensitivity analyses were conducted over a range of values for key parameters. Results: Our primary analysis estimated that if a dental caries prevention program using salt-fluoridation was available for 25,000 6-year-old children for 6 years, the net saving from a societal perspective would total S/. 11.95 [1 US$ = S/. (2009) 3.01] per diseased tooth averted when compared with the status quo group. That is, after 6 years, an investment of S/.0.32 per annum per child would result in a net saving of S/.11.95 per decayed/missing/filled teeth prevented. Conclusions: While the analysis has inherent limitations as a result of its reliance on a range of assumptions, the findings indicate that for the situations prevailing in Peru, there are significant health and economic benefits to be gained from the use of salt fluoridation. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Public Health Dentistry
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject statistical model en_US
dc.subject article en_US
dc.subject comparative study en_US
dc.subject health survey en_US
dc.subject Treatment Outcome en_US
dc.subject Cost of Illness en_US
dc.subject economics en_US
dc.subject health care cost en_US
dc.subject treatment outcome en_US
dc.subject Cost-Benefit Analysis en_US
dc.subject Fluorides en_US
dc.subject cost benefit analysis en_US
dc.subject Dental Care en_US
dc.subject Dental Caries en_US
dc.subject cost control en_US
dc.subject drug cost en_US
dc.subject DMF Index en_US
dc.subject cost en_US
dc.subject Sodium Chloride, Dietary en_US
dc.subject salt intake en_US
dc.subject Efficiency en_US
dc.subject productivity en_US
dc.subject anticaries agent en_US
dc.subject Cariostatic Agents en_US
dc.subject Cost Savings en_US
dc.subject cost-effectiveness en_US
dc.subject Costs and Cost Analysis en_US
dc.subject Direct Service Costs en_US
dc.subject Drug Costs en_US
dc.subject fluoridation en_US
dc.subject Models, Economic en_US
dc.title Modeling an economic evaluation of a salt fluoridation program in Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00209.x
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.14
dc.relation.issn 1752-7325


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