For the financial dataset, including target group improves model fit (p = 0.0220), indicating that the "vulnerable" group interventions are 11% higher in total cost than the "non-vulnerable" group interventions.
The decentralised rolling-out of POCT was successfully integrated into a broad range of existing services, and reached diverse groups of clients, including targeted groups.
A recent review has reported that the benefits of treatment can potentially reach a wider HCV population by including targeted groups such as active drug users and persons those with psychiatric illnesses [ 25].
The research questions that guided this study include: target groups for screening, the screening process, challenges in screening migrants, norms and regulations in screening migrants, and common barriers for access and use of screening services.
These included: target groups of interventions (i.e. children, teenagers, adults, and high-risk adults); gender of target groups (i.e. female versus male); type of interventions (i.e. prevention, treatment of patients with HIV, and treatment of patients with AIDS); effectiveness (i.e. low versus high effectiveness); and quality of evidence (i.e. weak versus strong evidence).
To this end, it is important to identify a value chain that does not only have a high potential for increased productivity, but already includes targeted groups.
Countries included in our study were not as consistent in including in target groups children aged 0-5 years, pregnant women, close contacts, animal contacts, care home residents and workers.
The secondary data analysis helped understand the equity focus of the interventions including targeting of High Risk Groups (HRGs) and High Risk Areas (HRAs).
A critical review is focused on various aspects of these including their target groups, program mechanics and outcomes.
Despite different reasons for setting up a voucher program, how successful it is depends on some common factors, including the target groups, mechanism of vouchers, and the current functioning of health and education sector [ 14, 15].
