A cost-benefit analysis of the Mexican Social Security Administration's family planning program.
Stud Fam Plann
; 17(1): 1-6, 1986.
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| ID: mdl-3083537
ABSTRACT
PIP: A cost-benefit analysis of the family planning program of the Mexican Social Security System (IMSS) was undertaken to test the hypothesis that IMSS's family planning services yield a net savings to IMSS by reducing the load on its maternal and infant care service. The results indicate that the IMSS family planning program considerably reduced the demand on its maternal and infant care services. As a consequence of its family planning program, IMSS was able to divert a total of 318 billion pesos (1983 currency) from maternal and infant care to payments for pensions and general health services. In other words, for every peso that IMSS spent on family planning services to its urban population in 1972-1984, the agency saved 9 pesos. Consistent findings lend credence to estimates of the demographic impact of the IMSS family planning program on its urban population. Among the IMSS urban population, sterilization accounts for 57% of the prevalence rate. Another measure of the demographic impact is the decline in the total fertility rate from 6.5 children per woman in 1972 to 2.93 in 1985. The cost data for this analysis are believed to be of exceptionally high quality because they were empirically ascertained by a retrospective and prospective survey of unit time and personnel costs per specified detailed type of service in 37 IMSS hospitals and 16 clinics in 13 of Mexico's 32 states.
Palavras-chave
Americas; Births Averted; Central America; Cost Benefit Analysis; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Effectiveness; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Evaluation; Expenditures; Family Planning; Family Planning Program Evaluation; Family Planning Programs; Fertility; Financial Activities; Financing, Government; Government Sponsored Programs; Health; Health And Welfare Planning; Health Facilities; Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Hospitals; Latin America; Maternal-child Health Services; Mexico; North America; Organization And Administration; Outpatient Clinic; Primary Health Care; Program Evaluation; Programs; Prospective Studies; Qualitative Evaluation; Quantitative Evaluation; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Sampling Studies; Social Planning; Studies; Surveys; Urban Population
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Previdência Social
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Serviços de Saúde da Criança
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
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Serviços de Saúde Materna
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Stud Fam Plann
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos