Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of a Home Visiting Triage Program for Family Planning in Turkey.

Abstract: Graduate Turkish midwives were trained in triage rules for determining family planning home visit frequency based on risk of couples. In a sample of 542 couples followed for six months, modern contraceptive use increased 22 per cent among high-risk and about 15 per cent among moderate- and low-risk couples. After making assumptions about the fecundity, contraceptive success, and pregnancy complications, the estimated average cost per complication averted was $61 for high-risk, $177 for moderate-risk, and $526 for low-risk couples. (Am J Public Health 69:950-953, 1979.) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]