Table 2 An overview of the design of the studies which were included in the review (n = 4)
First author (year of publication) | Evaluation type | Measure of health benefit | Evaluation details | Data source | Quality/bias considerations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desmond (2008) [27] | CEA | Month of exclusive breastfeeding | • Trial or model: model (unspecified type) • Perspective: Health service • Time horizon: 12 months • Price year: 2007 • Currency: US $ | Patient-level data from an RCT | The comparator used against the basic scenario was base case, whereby no costs were associated. The structure of the model isn’t explicitly described. One-way sensitivity analyses were conducted exploring impact of intervention on breastfeeding and differing staff management scenarios. |
Rice (2010) [28] | CUA | QALYs | • Trial or model: model (decision tree) • Perspective: Health service • Time horizon: lifetime • Price year: 2006 • Currency: British £ | Published studies/meta-analyses, review of clinical literature | Probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. |
Rubio-Rodríguez (2012) [29] | CUA | QALYs | • Trial or model: model (decision tree) • Perspective: Health service • Time horizon: lifetime • Price year: 2011 • Currency: Euros | Published studies/meta-analyses, review of clinical literature | One way (discount rate, cost of intervention) Probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. |
Chola (2015) [30] | CEA; CUA | Month of exclusive breastfeeding; DALY | • Trial or model: model (decision tree and Markov) • Perspective: Provider • Time horizon: 6 months; lifetime • Price year: 2007 • Currency: US $ | Patient-level data from an RCT, published studies/systematic reviews, patient level data, review of clinical literature | One-way (mortality rate, life expectancy, cost of treating diarrhoea, and discount rate) and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. |