[Economic and health impact of prenatal care in pregnant women with public health insurance in Colombia during 2014].

Impacto económico y sanitario del control prenatal en embarazadas afiliadas al régimen subsidiado en Colombia durante 2014.

Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Country of Publication: Mexico NLM ID: 0404371 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1606-7916 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00363634 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Salud Publica Mex Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Mexico : Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Original Publication: [México] : La Secretaría, [1959-

Insurance, Health* ; Prenatal Care*/economics; Adult ; Colombia ; Cost Control ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Care Costs ; Humans ; Maternal Mortality ; Poverty ; Pregnancy ; Public Health/economics ; Sampling Studies ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Urban Population ; Young Adult

Objective:: To estimate health care costs of live births and the impact of prenatal care visit (PCV) in women from poor households.
Materials and Methods:: A randomized sample of 9 244 pregnant women (out of total= 25 000). Mean differences and proportions were calculated to compare results in both groups of women. The costs were estimated in American Dollars (USD) 2014, from the payer's perspective.
Results:: 75% of women live in urban areas. The mean age was 23 years old (CI95% 23.5-23.8). The average cost with PCV was USD 609.1 (CI95%: 581-632.7) and without PCV was USD 857.8 (CI95%: 774.7-923.8) and 87% of women attended at least one PCV. The health care costs increased in 32% (CI95% 27.1-41) in women who did not attended PCV.
Conclusion:: The PCV is an efficient and effective intervention for managing the risk of maternal health.

Date Created: 20170601 Date Completed: 20180430 Latest Revision: 20220317

20240104

10.21149/7766

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