Comparative Cost Analysis of Four Interventions to Prevent HIV Transmission in Bandung, Indonesia

Comparative Cost Analysis of Four Interventions to Prevent HIV Transmission in Bandung, Indonesia

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Background: the costs of HIV/AIDS interventions in Indonesia are largely unknown. Knowing these costs is an important input for policy makers in the decision-making of setting priorities among HIV/AIDS interventions. The aim of this analysis is to determine the costs of four HIV/AIDS interventions i...

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Main Authors: Eveline J.M. Verstraaten, Fenna M.M. Beeren, Jip L.C Janssen, Sophie Kemper, Adiatma Y.M Siregar, Noor Tromp, Rob Baltussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
Subjects:
Cost and Cost analysis
Early Medical Intervention
HIV
Indonesia
Online Access:https://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/464
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Summary:Background: the costs of HIV/AIDS interventions in Indonesia are largely unknown. Knowing these costs is an important input for policy makers in the decision-making of setting priorities among HIV/AIDS interventions. The aim of this analysis is to determine the costs of four HIV/AIDS interventions in Bandung, Indonesia in 2015, to inform the local AIDS commission. Methods: data on utilization and costs of the different interventions were collected in a sexual transmitted infections (STI)-clinic and the KPA, the local HIV/AIDS commission, for the period of January 2015-December 2015. The costs were estimated from a societal perspective, using a micro-costing approach. Results: the total annualized costs for condom distribution, mobile voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), religious based information, communication, and education (IEC) and STI services equalled US$56,926, US$2,985, US$1,963 and US$5,865, respectively. Conclusion: this analysis has provided cost estimates of four different HIV/AIDS interventions in Bandung, Indonesia. Additionally, it has estimated the costs of scaling up these interventions. Together, this provides important information for policy makers vis-à-vis the implementation of these interventions. However, an evaluation of the effectiveness of these interventions is needed to estimate the cost-effectiveness.
ISSN:0125-9326
2338-2732

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