Table 7 Results of base-case economic analysis: cost-effectiveness of interventions aiming at promoting breastfeeding (results for 1000 women and their babies)
Parameter | Intervention + SC | SC alone | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention cost | £84,000 | £0 | £84,000 | |
GI in babies | Infections | 44.91 | 47.56 | −2.65 |
Hospitalisations | 14.27 | 15.55 | −1.28 | |
Costs | £12,469 | £13,535 | -£1066 | |
(lower) RTI in babies | Infections | 231.01 | 238.04 | −7.02 |
Hospitalisations | 110.26 | 117.27 | −7.01 | |
Costs | £129,272 | £137,204 | -£7932 | |
AOM in babies | Infections | 133.49 | 137.70 | −4.21 |
Costs | £4993 | £5150 | -£157 | |
Mortality in babies due to infections and SIDS | Deaths due to infections | 0.11 | 0.12 | −0.01 |
Deaths due to SIDS | 0.24 | 0.25 | −0.02 | |
Costs of deaths prevented | -£1 |  | -£1 | |
QALYs gained | 0.16 | Â | 0.16 | |
Breast cancer in women | New cases | 138.35 | 139.65 | −1.29 |
QALYs | 20,945.72 | 20,944.63 | 1.09 | |
Costs | £7,033,056 | £7,043,111 | -£10,056 | |
Total difference in QALYs | Â | Â | 1.25 | |
Total difference in costs |  |  | £64,787 | |
ICER | £51,946/QALY | |||