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    Cost effectiveness of couple counselling to enhance infant HIV-1 prevention

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    Date
    2008
    Author
    John, Francis N
    Farquhar, Carey
    Kiarie, James N
    Kabura, Marjory N
    John-Stewart, Grace C
    Type
    Article
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    en
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    Abstract
    Data collected in the years 2001–2003 from an antenatal clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, were used to assess the benefit of couple counselling and test it as a way of increasing the uptake of interventions in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Among 2833 women enrolled, 311 (11%) received couple pretest counselling and 2100 (74%) accepted HIV-1 testing. Among those tested 314 (15%) were HIV-1 seropositive. We incorporated these and other data from the cohort study into a spreadsheet-based model and costs associated with couple counselling were compared with individual counselling in a theoretical cohort of 10,000 women. Voluntary couple counselling and testing (VCT), although more expensive, averted a greater number of infant infections when compared with individual VCT. Cost per disability-adjusted life year was similar to that of individual VCT. Sensitivity analyses found that couple VCT was more cost-effective in scenarios with increased uptake of couple counselling and higher HIV-1 prevalence.
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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18595879
    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16162
    Citation
    Int J STD AIDS. 2008 June; 19(6): 406–409.
    Publisher
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Subject
    Cost effectiveness
    HIV-1 prevention
    HIV-1 transmission
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