A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Home- Based HIV Counselling and Testing Intervention versus the Standard (Facility Based) HIV Testing Strategy in Rural South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorTabana, Hanani
dc.contributor.authorNkonki, Lungiswa
dc.contributor.authorHongoro, Charles
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Tanya
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-16T12:40:04Z
dc.date.available2022-11-16T12:40:04Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIntroduction There is growing evidence concerning the acceptability and feasibility of home-based HIV testing. However, less is known about the cost-effectiveness of the approach yet it is a critical component to guide decisions about scaling up access to HIV testing. This study examined the cost-effectiveness of a home-based HIV testing intervention in rural South Africa. Methods Two alternatives: clinic and home-based HIV counselling and testing were compared. Costs were analysed from a provider’s perspective for the period of January to December 2010. The outcome, HIV counselling and testing (HCT) uptake was obtained from the Good Start home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT) cluster randomised control trial undertaken in KwaZulu-Natal province. Cost-effectiveness was estimated for a target population of 22,099 versus 23,864 people for intervention and control communities respectively. Average costs were calculated as the cost per client tested, while cost-effectiveness was calculated as the cost per additional client tested through HBHCT.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTabana H, Nkonki L, Hongoro C, Doherty T, Ekström AM, Naik R, et al. (2015) A Cost- Effectiveness Analysis of a Home-Based HIV Counselling and Testing Intervention versus the Standard (Facility Based) HIV Testing Strategy in Rural South Africa. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0135048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135048en_US
dc.identifier.uridoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8171
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPLOS ONEen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectTestingen_US
dc.subjectCounsellingen_US
dc.titleA Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Home- Based HIV Counselling and Testing Intervention versus the Standard (Facility Based) HIV Testing Strategy in Rural South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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