Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda

• Main Authors: Andreas Kuznik (Author), Mohammed Lamorde (Author), Sabine Hermans (Author), Barbara Castelnuovo (Author), Brandon Auerbach (Author), Aggrey Semeere (Author), Joseph Sempa (Author), Mark Ssennono (Author), Fred Ssewankambo (Author), Yukari C Manabe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To model the cost-effectiveness in Uganda of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: The cost-effectiveness of ART was evaluated on the assumption that ART reduces the risk of an HIV-positive pregnant...