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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The economic value of contraception: a comparison of 15 methods.

AUTHORS

Trussell J; Leveque JA; Koenig JD; London R; Borden S; Henneberry J;

LaGuardia KD; Stewart F; Wilson TG; Wysocki S

SOURCE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1995 Apr;85(4):494-503.

ABSTRACT

An economic model was developed to compare the effectiveness and costs per person of 15 contraceptive methods:

tubal ligation, vasectomy, oral contraceptives, contraceptive implant, injectable contraceptive, progesterone-T IUD,

copper-T IUD, diaphragm, male condom, female condom, sponge, spermicides, cervical cap, withdrawal, and

periodic abstinence. All 15 contraceptives were more effective and less costly than no method. Contraceptives thus

save health care resources by preventing unintended pregnancies. Moreover, the initial acquisition costs are

inaccurate predictors of the total economic costs of competing contraceptive methods. Cost data were drawn from a

national claims database and MediCal, with the main outcome measures being 1-year and 5-year costs and the

number of pregnancies avoided compared with the use of no contraceptive method. Over five years, the copper-T

IUD, vasectomy, the contraceptive implant, and the injectable contraceptive were the most cost-effective saving,

$14,122, $13,899, $13,813, and $13,373, respectively, and preventing approximately the same number of

pregnancies per person, 4.2. Oral contraceptives cost $1784 over five years, saved $12,879, and prevented 4.1

pregnancies. The high failure rates of barrier methods, spermicides, withdrawal, and periodic abstinence were

costly, but still saved $8933-12,239 over five years. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2551-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The economic value of contraception: a comparison of 15

methods.", is(are) Trussell J; Leveque JA; Koenig JD; London R; Borden S; Henneberry J; LaGuardia KD;

Stewart F; Wilson TG; Wysocki S. The source of this article is "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1995

Apr;85(4):494-503.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT2T 2551-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7551

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