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Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Infectious Disease Modeling

Background:

  • Formal qualitative methods are underutilized in model development by health economists and modelers.
  • This case study demonstrates the application of qualitative approaches in understanding current healthcare practices.
  • The focus is on typhoid fever care pathways in Ghana to inform model structure for cost-effectiveness analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate the practical application of qualitative methods in a real-world health economic context.
  • To delineate existing care pathways for typhoid fever in Ghana.
  • To provide insights for conceptualizing model structures in cost-effectiveness analyses.

Main Methods:

  • A self-administered survey with open-ended questions was used.
  • Healthcare professionals across diverse settings in Ghana's Eastern region participated.
  • The framework method was employed for data analysis.

Main Results:

  • 51 completed questionnaires were collected, yielding a 73% response rate.
  • Two primary care pathways for typhoid fever were identified in Ghana.
  • No consensus emerged regarding the integration of new diagnostic tests into existing pathways.

Conclusions:

  • Ghanaian healthcare settings exhibit distinct typhoid fever care pathways.
  • Cost-effectiveness analyses should separately evaluate these alternative pathways.
  • Framework analysis is a feasible and accessible qualitative methodology for health economics research.