Cost-effectiveness analysis: Educational interventions that reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS infection in Kenyan teenagers

Nasreen Mustafa

International Journal of Educational Development, 2018, vol. 62, issue C, 264-269

Abstract: This paper demonstrates a comprehensive and thorough application of an education cost-effectiveness analysis. Two interventions implemented in Western Kenya aimed to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS contraction in middle school girls. The cost-effectiveness of each intervention is assessed, ex post facto, by combining the results of the two programs’ evaluations with their costs. As few education evaluations consider cost, this article highlights a sound and disciplined method to use when detailed cost information is both readily available and unavailable. An analysis such as this has policy implications for a more efficient use of educational resources, reduction in the costs of achieving specific objectives, and expansion on what can be accomplished for a budget or another type of constraint, especially in a low-income to lower-middle income economy context.

Keywords: Cost-effectiveness analysis; Education finance; Education planning; Kenya; Africa; Ingredients method; HIV/AIDS; Girl education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.06.001

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