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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The cost-effectiveness of HIV voluntary counseling and testing in China |
Author: | Wang, S. Moss, J. Hiller, J. |
Citation: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2011; 23(4):620-633 |
Publisher: | Sage Science Press (US) |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 1010-5395 1941-2479 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Shuhong Wang, John R. Moss and Janet E. Hiller |
Abstract: | China has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of HIV infections. To control the AIDS epidemic, free HIV voluntary counseling and testing has been made available in China. This study compared the cost-effectiveness of this program for 2 populations—the general population and men who have sex with men (MSM), to examine the value for money of this program. A Bernoulli-process model has been used to translate the changes in sexual behaviors to the number of HIV infections averted. Costs are estimated from a societal perspective. The outcomes are measured in terms of the incremental cost per HIV infection averted and the incremental cost per disability-adjusted life-year averted. The study found that the voluntary counseling and testing for the general population is not cost-effective based on the threshold adopted, whereas the same HIV prevention program for MSM is cost-saving. These results suggest that the efficiency of resources used could be substantially improved by appropriately targeting high-risk population groups. Therefore measures should be taken to increase the uptake of this intervention among high-risk groups. |
Keywords: | AIDS cost effectiveness HIV voluntary counseling and testing |
Rights: | © 2011 APJPH |
DOI: | 10.1177/1010539511412576 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539511412576 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Public Health publications |
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