Abstract
To inform the level of attention to be given by antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs to HIV drug resistance (HIVDR), we used an individual-level model to estimate its impact on future AIDS deaths, HIV incidence, and ART program costs in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) for a range of program situations. We applied this to SSA through the Spectrum-Goals model. In a situation in which current levels of pretreatment HIVDR are over 10% (mean, 15%), 16% of AIDS deaths (890 000 deaths), 9% of new infections (450 000), and 8% ($6.5 billion) of ART program costs in SSA in 2016-2030 will be attributable to HIVDR.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1362-1365 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 215 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2017 |
Keywords
- HIV
- cost
- death
- drug resistance
- incidence
- mathematical model
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine