模拟加纳因子宫收缩剂不合格导致的产后出血的经济负担。
Modeling the economic burden of postpartum hemorrhage due to substandard uterotonics in Ghana.
作者信息
Bautista Kiara, Lee Yi-Fang Ashley, Higgins Colleen R, Procter Petra, Rushwan Sara, Baidoo Abraham, Issah Kofi, Fofie Chris Opoku, Gülmezoglu A Metin, Chinery Lester, Ozawa Sachiko
机构信息
Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States of America.
Concept Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland.
出版信息
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jun 20;4(6):e0003181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003181. eCollection 2024.
Uterotonics are essential in preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the leading direct cause of maternal death worldwide. However, uterotonics are often substandard in low- and middle-income countries, contributing to poor maternal health outcomes. This study examines the health and economic impact of substandard uterotonics in Ghana. A decision-tree model was built to simulate vaginal and cesarean section births across health facilities, uterotonic quality and utilization, PPH risk and diagnosis, and resulting health and economic outcomes. We utilized delivery data from Ghana's maternal health survey, risks of health outcomes from a Cochrane review, and E-MOTIVE trial data for health outcomes related to oxytocin quality. We compared scenarios with and without substandard uterotonics, as well as scenarios altering uterotonic use and care-seeking behaviors. We found that substandard uterotonic use contributes to $18.8 million in economic burden annually, including $6.3 million and $4.8 million in out-of-pocket expenditures in public and private sectors, respectively. Annually, the National Health Insurance Scheme bears $1.6 million in costs due to substandard uterotonic use. Substandard uterotonics contribute to $6 million in long-term productivity losses from maternal mortality annually. Improving the quality of uterotonics could reduce 20,000 (11%) PPH cases, 5,000 (11%) severe PPH cases, and 100 (11%) deaths due to PPH annually in Ghana. Ensuring the quality of uterotonics would result in millions of dollars in cost savings and improve maternal health outcomes for the government and families in Ghana. Cost savings from improving uterotonic quality would provide financial protection and help Ghana advance toward Universal Health Coverage.
宫缩剂对于预防产后出血至关重要,产后出血是全球孕产妇死亡的主要直接原因。然而,在低收入和中等收入国家,宫缩剂往往不合标准,导致孕产妇健康状况不佳。本研究考察了加纳不合标准的宫缩剂对健康和经济的影响。构建了一个决策树模型,以模拟不同医疗机构的阴道分娩和剖宫产、宫缩剂质量与使用情况、产后出血风险与诊断,以及由此产生的健康和经济结果。我们利用了加纳孕产妇健康调查的分娩数据、Cochrane系统评价的健康结果风险,以及与催产素质量相关的健康结果的E-MOTIVE试验数据。我们比较了使用和不使用不合标准宫缩剂的情景,以及改变宫缩剂使用和就医行为的情景。我们发现,使用不合标准的宫缩剂每年造成1880万美元的经济负担,其中包括公共部门和私营部门分别为630万美元和480万美元的自付费用。每年,国家健康保险计划因使用不合标准的宫缩剂承担160万美元的费用。不合标准的宫缩剂每年导致孕产妇死亡造成600万美元的长期生产力损失。提高宫缩剂质量可使加纳每年减少20000例(11%)产后出血病例、5000例(11%)严重产后出血病例和100例(11%)因产后出血导致的死亡。确保宫缩剂质量将为加纳政府和家庭节省数百万美元的成本,并改善孕产妇健康状况。提高宫缩剂质量所节省的成本将提供经济保障,并帮助加纳朝着全民健康覆盖迈进。