Table 2

Cost Variables (HIV Treatment – Mother) used in model with 'baseline', 'low' and 'high' values, and sources

Variable
Baseline (Low, High)
Source

Antiretroviral medications – pre delivery per month
$600 ($450, $750)
[40]
# of months of medications pre delivery
6 (3, 9)
[2,18]
Antiretroviral Medications – during delivery
$400 ($300, $500)
[40]
Antiretroviral Medications – post delivery per month
$650 ($487.50, $812.50)
[40]
Length Physician consults – pre delivery
0.50 (0.37, 0.63)
[18]
# Physician consults – pre delivery (per month)
1 (0.5,1.5)
[17,18]
Length of pre delivery period (months)
6 (3, 9)
[2,18]
Length Physician consults – post delivery
0.50 (0.37, 0.63)
[18]
# of Physician consults – post delivery (per month)
2.00
[18]
CD4+ cell count – # per month pre delivery
0.33 (0,25 0.5)
[17,18]
CD4+ cell count – # during delivery
1 (0, 1)
[17,18]
CD4+ cell count – # per month post delivery
0.33 (0.25, 0.5)
[18]
Viral load – # per month pre delivery
0.33 (0.25, 0.5)
[17,18]
Viral load – # during delivery
1 (0, 1)
[17,18]
Viral load – # per month post delivery
0.33 (0.25, 0.5)
[18]
FBC # per month pre delivery
0.33 (0.25, 0.5)
[17,18]
FBC # during delivery
1 (0, 1)
[17,18]
FBC # per month post delivery
0.33 (0.25, 0.5)
[18]
Hepatitis A, B, C # per month
0.083 (0, 0.17)
[18]
CD4+ cell count unit cost
$50 ($37.50, $62.50)
[40]
Viral Load unit cost
$205 ($153.75, $256.25)
[40]
Full Blood Count unit cost
$10 ($7.50, $12.50)
[40]
Hepatitis A, B, C unit cost
$50 ($37.50, $62.50)
[40]
Pregnancy termination unit cost
$500 ($200, $700)
[17,43]

Udeh et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:174   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-174