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Cost Variables (HIV Treatment – Child) used in model with 'baseline', 'low' and 'high' values, and sources |
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| Variable |
Baseline (Low, High) |
Source |
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| Prophylactic antiretroviral medications per week |
$150 ($112.50, $187.50) |
[40] |
| Duration prophylactic medications (weeks) |
6 (4.5,7.5) |
[2,18,44] |
| Duration prophylactic medications (weeks) for false positives |
2 (0, 4) |
[18] |
| # of HIV PCR tests – prophylactic period |
4 (2, 6) |
[18] |
| # of Elisas performed in prophylactic period |
2 (0, 4) |
[18] |
| # of physician consults during prophylactic period |
19 (14, 24) |
[18,44] |
| # of physician consultations in prophylactic period for false positives |
2 (0, 4) |
[18] |
| Length of physician consult (hours) |
0.25 (0.18, 0.31) |
[18,44] |
| CD4+ cell count – # per month HIV+ infant |
0.33 (0.25, 0.5) |
[18,45] |
| Viral load – # per month HIV+ infant |
0.33 (0.25, 0.5) |
[18,45] |
| Full blood count – # per month HIV+ infant |
0.33 (0.25, 0.5) |
[18,45] |
| Confirmation HIV PCR test unit cost |
$205 ($153.75, $256.25) |
[40] |
| 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] |
| Cost ART for a HIV+ infant per month |
$650 ($487.50, $812.50) |
[40] |
| Infant formula cost per month |
$81 ($60.75, $101.25) |
[44] |
| # of months formula fed |
12 (9, 15) |
[44] |
| Lifetime health care costs of HIV+ infant – normal progressor |
$408,375 |
[30] |
| Average cost per year – HIV phase |
$4063 ($3047, $5078) |
[18,30] |
| Average cost per year – AIDS phase |
$13,836 ($10,377, $17,295) |
[18,30] |
| Caregiver costs per year (HIV phase) |
$9912 ($7434, $12,390) |
[18,31] |
| Caregiver costs per year (AIDS phase) |
$27,604 ($20,703, $34,505) |
[18,31] |
Udeh et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:174 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-174 |
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