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      The cost-effectiveness of improved brief interventions for tobacco cessation in Thailand 

      Palakai, Rungrat; Sornpaisarn, Bundit; Sawangdee, Yothin; Chuanwan, Sutthida; Saonuam, Pairoj; Katewongsa, Piyawat; Rehm, Jürgen (2023-11-23)

      Background: This study estimated the cost-effectiveness of four strategies enhancing the quality and accessibility of Brief Intervention (BI) service for smoking cessation in Thailand during 2022–2030: (1) current-BI (status quo), (2) the effective-training standard-BI, (3) the current-BI plus the village health volunteers (VHV) mobilization, and (4) the effective-training BI plus VHV mobilization. Methods: By interviewing five public health officers, nine healthcare professionals aiding these services, and fifteen BI service experts, we ...