This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Health education & planning, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Economic benefits of any programme are compared with the costs incurred in 
Select and explain. 
A. Cost benefit analysis, B. Cost effective analysis, C. Cost accounting, D. Net work analysis
A: Cost benefit analysis
Answer: A: Cost benefit analysis 
Explanation: Cost-benefit analysis, in which benefits are compared to cost of the program. The benefits are expressed in monetary termsThe main drawback with this technique is that benefits in the health field, as a result of a paicular programme, cannot always be expressed in monetary terms.Park 23e pg:871