Cost and cost-effectiveness of newborn home visits: findings from the Newhints cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Ghana

• Main Authors: Ms Catherine Pitt, MSc (Author), Theresa Tawiah, MSc (Author), Seyi Soremekun, PhD (Author), Augustinus H A ten Asbroek, PhD (Author), Alexander Manu, PhD (Author), Charlotte Tawiah-Agyemang, MSc (Author), Zelee Hill, PhD (Author), Seth Owusu-Agyei, PhD (Author), Prof. Betty R Kirkwood, FMedSci (Author), Prof. Kara Hanson, SD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Every year, 2·9 million newborn babies die worldwide. A meta-analysis of four cluster-randomised controlled trials estimated that home visits by trained community members in programme settings in Ghana and south Asia reduced neonatal mortality by 12% (95% CI 5-18). We aimed to estimate t...