Cost- effectiveness of a simplified acute malnutrition program: a secondary analysis of the OptiMA randomized clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Resch S, Sato R, Phelan K, Cazes C, Ombotimbe A, Hubert V, Boubacar H, Bozama L, Sakubu G, Tshiala B, Tusuku T, Alitanou R, Kouamé A, Yao C, Gabillard D, Kinda M, Becquet R, Shepherd S, Hecht R. Cost- effectiveness of a simplified acute malnutrition program: a secondary analysis of the OptiMA randomized clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health Policy And Planning 2024, czae106. PMID: 39513752, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czae106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMid-upper arm circumferenceIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute malnutritionTreatment successReady-to-use supplementary foodFixed dose regimenRandomized clinical trialsCost-effectiveness ratioSecondary analysisChildren aged 6Tapering doseNo significant differenceArm circumferenceClinical trialsModerate casesMalnutrition programsCost-effectiveness analysisTherapeutic foodMean costStandard careAged 6Significant differenceStatistical differenceStandard groupRUTF