Costs of facility-based HIV testing in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

L Mwenge, L Sande, C Mangenah, N Ahmed… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Providing HIV testing at health facilities remains the most common approach to
ensuring access to HIV treatment and prevention services for the millions of undiagnosed …

Estimating the cost of HIV services for key populations provided by the LINKAGES program in Kenya and Malawi

M Opuni, JE Sanchez-Morales, JL Figueroa… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Data remain scarce on the costs of HIV services for key populations (KPs). The
objective of this study was to bridge this gap in the literature by estimating the unit costs of …

Cost‐per‐diagnosis as a metric for monitoring cost‐effectiveness of HIV testing programmes in low‐income settings in southern Africa: health economic and modelling …

AN Phillips, V Cambiano, F Nakagawa… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction As prevalence of undiagnosed HIV declines, it is unclear whether testing
programmes will be cost‐effective. To guide their HIV testing programmes, countries require …

Characterizing health care provider knowledge: evidence from HIV services in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia

C Pineda-Antunez, D Contreras-Loya… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Identifying approaches to improve levels of health care provider knowledge in
resource-poor settings is critical. We assessed level of provider knowledge for HIV testing …

Explaining the heterogeneity in average costs per HIV/AIDS patient in Nigeria: The role of supply-side and service delivery characteristics

S Bautista-Arredondo, MA Colchero, OO Amanze… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective We estimated the average annual cost per patient of ART per facility (unit cost) in
Nigeria, described the variation in costs across facilities, and identified factors associated …

Costs of implementing universal test and treat in three correctional facilities in South Africa and Zambia

R Mukora, HJ Smith, ME Herce, L Chimoyi, H Hausler… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Universal test and treat (UTT) is a population-based strategy that aims to ensure
widespread HIV testing and rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all who have tested …

Influence of supply-side factors on voluntary medical male circumcision costs in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia

S Bautista-Arredondo, SG Sosa-Rubi, M Opuni… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background In this study, we described facility-level voluntary medical male circumcision
(VMMC) unit cost, examined unit cost variation across facilities, and investigated key facility …

Cost implications of HIV retesting for verification in Africa

A Lasry, MB Kalou, PR Young, J Rurangirwa… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction HIV misdiagnosis leads to severe individual and public health consequences.
Retesting for verification of all HIV-positive cases prior to antiretroviral therapy initiation can …

Expanded eligibility for HIV testing increases HIV diagnoses—A cross-sectional study in seven health facilities in western Kenya

RH Joseph, P Musingila, F Miruka, S Wanjohi… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Homa Bay, Siaya, and Kisumu counties in western Kenya have the highest estimated HIV
prevalence (16.3–21.0%) in the country, and struggle to meet program targets for HIV testing …

Efficiency, quality, and management practices in health facilities providing outpatient HIV services in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia

SG Sosa-Rubí, S Bautista-Arredondo… - Health Care …, 2021 - Springer
Few studies have assessed the efficiency and quality of HIV services in low-resource
settings or considered the factors that determine both performance dimensions. To provide …