Cost-utility analysis of radiofrequency ablation versus optimal medical therapy in managing supraventricular tachycardia among Filipinos.

Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the standard of care in the management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Its cost-effectiveness in an emerging Asian country has not been studied.

Objectives: A cost-utility analysis of RFA versus optimal medical therapy (OMT) among Filipinos with SVT was conducted using the public healthcare provider's perspective.

Nuances in the effect of types of intimate partner violence on aspects of child development: Evidence from the Philippines.

Background: Most studies on the effect of intimate partner violence (IPV) do not distinguish between the effects of the different types of IPVs on the various aspects of child development.

Objective: This study explores the effect of multiple dimensions of IPV, specifically physical violence, controlling behavior, and emotional abuse, on children's physical and cognitive development.

Participants And Setting: The study uses data from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutritional Survey (CLHNS).

The health and cost impact of care delay and the experimental impact of insurance on reducing delays.

Objective: To examine whether delays in seeking care are associated with worse health outcomes or increased treatment costs in children, and then assess whether insurance coverage reduces these delays.

Study Design: We use data on 4070 children younger than 5 years from the Quality Improvement Demonstration Study, a randomized controlled experiment assessing the effects of increasing insurance coverage. We examined whether delay in care, defined as greater than 2 days between the onset of symptoms and admission to the study district hospitals, is associated with wasting or having positive C-reactive protein levels on discharge, and with total charge for hospital admission; we also evaluated whether increased benefit coverage and enrollment reduced the likelihood of delay.