Determinants and economic burden of HIV/AIDS in Iran: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the start of the AIDS outbreak, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected about 84.2 million people, and approximately 40.1 million people have died due to AIDS-related diseases. So, this study aims to provide a comprehensive population-based description of patient costs and the economic burden of HIV/AIDS in Iran.

Methods

The study population of this cross-sectional cost-of-illness study consisted of HIV-infected patients who were receiving services in Mashhad and were under the supervision of BIDCC. There are four BIDCC centers in Mashhad, we considered all patients referred to these centers. Costs data were evaluated from a social perspective with a bottom-up approach and as a prevalence based. The data from 157 individuals were included in the

SUBMITTER: Reshadat-Hajiabad T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012526 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature