Open AccessEconomic evaluation of using pesticides to control cutaneous leishmaniasis in Isfahan
Author(s) -
Ehsanallah Jafari,
Maryam Moeeni,
Reza Fadaei,
Reza Rezayatmand
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_17_95
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , cost effectiveness , pesticide , population , toxicology , mathematics , risk analysis (engineering) , geometry , agronomy , biology
Pesticides have been used as the main part of the national cutaneous leishmaniasis control program for serveral years in Iran. However, the cost-effectiveness of this strategy has not been yet analyzed. The aim of this study is to to analyze the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of using pesticides as the main strategy to prevent rural CL in Isfahan.