2012
The Cost-effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection in South African Women
Walensky RP, Park JE, Wood R, Freedberg KA, Scott CA, Bekker LG, Losina E, Mayer KH, Seage GR, Paltiel AD. The Cost-effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection in South African Women. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012, 54: 1504-1513. PMID: 22474224, PMCID: PMC3334365, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisSouth African womenHIV infectionRecent trialsHIV riskLife expectancyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionAfrican womenIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioImmunodeficiency virus infectionAge-adjusted incidenceShort-term efficacyHIV infection incidenceHIV natural historyCost-effectiveness ratioPopulation-level transmissionPrEP efficacyHIV acquisitionLong-term impactPatient outcomesPopulation demographic characteristicsVirus infectionClinical cohortInfection incidenceCost savings
1996
Economic Evaluation of HIV Testing Among Intravenous Drug Users: An Analytic Framework and Its Application to Italy
Villari P, Fattore G, Siegel J, Paltiel A, Weinstein M. Economic Evaluation of HIV Testing Among Intravenous Drug Users: An Analytic Framework and Its Application to Italy. International Journal Of Technology Assessment In Health Care 1996, 12: 336-357. PMID: 8707505, DOI: 10.1017/s0266462300009673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersEarly treatmentDrug usersHIV testing programsLife expectancyEffective early treatmentLow prevalence scenariosHealth care interventionsYears of lifeCost-effectiveness analysisHIV testingAsymptomatic subjectsCare interventionsPrevalence areasHigh prevalenceEconomic evaluationCost-effective procedureHIVPrevalenceTreatmentMore evidenceBehavior changeExpectancyCost savingsCohort