Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing (CT) services are an important component of any comprehensive HIV prevention program. Because resources are limited and must be used wisely, it is important to determine if the expenditures on CT services are sufficiently effective that they might be considered cost-saving or cost-effective to society. The policy analysis technique of “threshold analysis” was employed to determine how many HIV infections the publicly funded Wisconsin CT program would have to prevent in order to be considered cost-saving or cost-effective. Depending on the calculation method used, the threshold for the minimum number of HIV infections that must be averted ranges between approximately 1 and 18 (for the year 1994). Although the exact number of HIV infections prevented by these services in Wisconsin is unknown, the best estimate of this number is well over the required threshold. Hence, HIV CT services in the state of Wisconsin appear to be cost-saving to society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 42-49 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Public Health Management and Practice |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1997 |
Keywords
- Aids
- Cost and cost-benefit analysis
- Counseling
- Evaluation
- Hiv
- Testing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health