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The cost of connecting poor households to natural gas in Colombia and its impact on health, 2007 / Impacto en la salud y el costo de conexión de gas natural domiciliario en los hogares pobres en Colombia, 2007
Alvis-Guzmán, Nelson; Alvis-Estrada, Luis; de La Hoz, Fernando.
Affiliation
  • Alvis-Guzmán, Nelson; Universidad de Cartagena. Departamento de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales-DIES. CO
  • Alvis-Estrada, Luis; Universidad de Cartagena. Departamento de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales-DIES. CO
  • de La Hoz, Fernando; Universidad de Cartagena. Departamento de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales-DIES. CO
Rev. salud pública ; Rev. salud pública;14(1): 28-40, 2012. ilus, tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-659898
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ABSTRACT
Objective Assessing the cost of subsidizing access to household natural gas (HNG) and its impact on the health of about 35,000 poor households (socioeconomic strata 1 and 2) in Colombia, sponsored by a Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) project. Methods The following studies were combined an analysis of secondary data and analysis of databases provided by the Promigas foundation, demographic data from the 2005 DANE census and databases regarding Central Bank economic statistical series; an analysis of the burden of disease estimated from parameters identified in previous studies; an analysis of the cost of the burden of illness and the estimated costs which were avoided by implementing the HNG connections program; and an analysis of the cost effectiveness of the program linking homes to HNG services. Results The OBA project led to about 4,000 to 5,000 cases of acute respiratory disease (ARD) and 1,200 to 2,300 outpatient cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being avoided during the study period; around 1,200 hospitalizations due to ARD and 500 due to COPD were also avoided. Forty-five to 170 deaths (representing about 45,000 to 90,000 disability-adjusted life years (DALY)) were also avoided. The economic cost of the burden of disease arising from ARI and COPD in such scenario without HNG would have been between 10.7 and 23.6 million dollars, whilst HNG led to costs becoming reduced by about 32 %. Conclusions This study was a good estimator of the potential impact of the poorest and most vulnerable households gaining universal access to HNG.
RESUMEN
Objetivo Valorar el impacto sanitario y económico de subsidiar el acceso al Gas Natural Domiciliario (GND) a hogares pobres (estratos socioeconómicos 1 y 2) en Colombia, auspiciado por Global Partnership on Output Based Aid (GPOBA), proyecto OBA. Métodos Se combinaron los siguientes estudios a) Análisis de bases de datos secundarios tomadas de Fundación Promigas, censo DANE 2005, y series estadísticas del Banco de la República b) Análisis de carga de enfermedad estimada a partir de los parámetros de estudios previos c) Análisis de costos de la carga de enfermedad estimada y de los costos evitados luego de implementado el programa de conexiones de GND d) Análisis de costo efectividad del programa de conexiones de los hogares al servicios de GND. Resultados La presencia del proyecto OBA evitaría, durante el periodo de estudio, cerca de 4 mil y 5 mil casos ambulatorio de IRA y entre 1 200 y 2 300 de EPOC. Además, se evitarían cerca de 1200 hospitalizaciones por IRA y cerca de 500 por EPOC. Igualmente se evitaría entre 45 y 170 muertes que representaría cerca de 45 mil a 90 mil AVAD. Los costos económicos de la carga de enfermedad por IRA y EPOC en el escenario sin GND serían entre 10,7 y 23,6 millones de dólares mientras que con GND los costos se reducirían en cerca de un 32 %. Conclusiones El presente estudio es un buen estimador de los potenciales efectos de la universalización del acceso al GND por parte de los hogares más pobres y vulnerables.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Respiratory Tract Diseases / Poverty Areas / Health Care Costs / Cost Savings / Cost of Illness / Natural Gas / Financing, Government Type of study: Evaluation_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Colombia Language: En Journal: Rev. salud pública Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Colombia

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Respiratory Tract Diseases / Poverty Areas / Health Care Costs / Cost Savings / Cost of Illness / Natural Gas / Financing, Government Type of study: Evaluation_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Colombia Language: En Journal: Rev. salud pública Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Colombia