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dc.contributor.authorPlessow, Rafael-
dc.contributor.authorArora, Narendra Kumar-
dc.contributor.authorBrunner, Beatrice-
dc.contributor.authorWieser, Simon-
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-17T07:47:00Z-
dc.date.available2018-08-17T07:47:00Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9073-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a major public health problem in India and especially harmful in early childhood due to its impact on cognitive development and increased all-cause mortality. We estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals (F-PICs) in reducing IDA in 6-23-monthold children in urban India. Materials and Methods: Cost-effectiveness is estimated by comparing the net social cost of price subsidies with the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) averted with price subsidies. The net social costs correspond to the cost of the subsidy minus the monetary costs saved by reducing IDA. The estimation proceeds in three steps: 1) the current lifetime costs of IDA are assessed with a health economic model combining the prevalence of anemia, derived from a large population survey, with information on the health consequences of IDA and their costs in terms of mortality, morbidity, and DALYs. 2) The effects of price subsidies on the demand for F-PICs are assessed with a market survey among 4801 households in 12 large Indian cities. 3) The cost-effectiveness is calculated by combining the findings of the first two steps with the results of a systematic review on the effectiveness of F-PICs in reducing IDA. We compare the cost-effectiveness of interventions that differ in the level of the subsidy and in the socio-economic strata (SES) eligible for the subsidy. Results: The lifetime social costs of IDA in 6-23-month-old children in large Indian cities amount to production losses of 3222 USD and to 726,000 DALYs. Poor households incur the highest costs, yet even wealthier households suffer substantial losses. The market survey reveals that few households currently buy F-PICs, with the share ranging from 14% to 36%. Wealthier households are generally more likely to buy FPICs. The costs of the subsidies per DALY averted range from 909 to 3649 USD. Interventions targeted at poorer households are most effective. Almost all interventions are cost saving from a societal perspective when taking into account the reduction of future production losses. Return per DALY averted ranges between gains of 1655 USD to a cost of 411 USD. Conclusion: Price subsidies on F-PICs are a cost-effective way to reduce the social costs of IDA in 6-23-month-old children in large Indian cities. Interventions targeting poorer households are especially cost-effective.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherPublic Library of Sciencede_CH
dc.relation.ispartofPLOS ONEde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectIron-deficiency anemiade_CH
dc.subjectCost of illnessde_CH
dc.subjectCost-benefit analysisde_CH
dc.subjectEdible grainde_CH
dc.subjectPovertyde_CH
dc.subjectPublic healthde_CH
dc.subjectQuality-adjusted life yearsde_CH
dc.subjectUrban populationde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362.1041: Gesundheitsökonomiede_CH
dc.titleCost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals in reducing iron deficiency anemia in 6-23-month-old children in urban Indiade_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitWinterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-4675-
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0152800de_CH
dc.identifier.pmid27073892de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue4de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end21de_CH
zhaw.pages.start1de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume11de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawBurden of micronutrient deficiencies and cost-effectiveness of interventions with fortified foodsde_CH
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Plessow, R., Arora, N. K., Brunner, B., & Wieser, S. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals in reducing iron deficiency anemia in 6-23-month-old children in urban India. Plos One, 11(4), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4675
Plessow, R. et al. (2016) ‘Cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals in reducing iron deficiency anemia in 6-23-month-old children in urban India’, PLOS ONE, 11(4), pp. 1–21. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4675.
R. Plessow, N. K. Arora, B. Brunner, and S. Wieser, “Cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals in reducing iron deficiency anemia in 6-23-month-old children in urban India,” PLOS ONE, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1–21, 2016, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4675.
PLESSOW, Rafael, Narendra Kumar ARORA, Beatrice BRUNNER und Simon WIESER, 2016. Cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals in reducing iron deficiency anemia in 6-23-month-old children in urban India. PLOS ONE. 2016. Bd. 11, Nr. 4, S. 1–21. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-4675
Plessow, Rafael, Narendra Kumar Arora, Beatrice Brunner, and Simon Wieser. 2016. “Cost-Effectiveness of Price Subsidies on Fortified Packaged Infant Cereals in Reducing Iron Deficiency Anemia in 6-23-Month-Old Children in Urban India.” Plos One 11 (4): 1–21. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4675.
Plessow, Rafael, et al. “Cost-Effectiveness of Price Subsidies on Fortified Packaged Infant Cereals in Reducing Iron Deficiency Anemia in 6-23-Month-Old Children in Urban India.” Plos One, vol. 11, no. 4, 2016, pp. 1–21, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4675.


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