The Estimated Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Due to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive evaluation of the quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) lost attributable to chlamydia, gonorrhea, andtrichomoniasis in the United States is lacking.

Methods

We adapted a previous probability-tree model to estimate the average number of lifetime QALYs lost due to genital chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis, per incident infection and at the population level, by sex and age group. We conducted multivariate sensitivity analyses to address uncertainty around key parameter values.

Results

The estimated total discounted lifetime QALYs lost for men and women, respectively, due to infections acquired in 2018, were 1541 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 186-6358) and 111 872 (95% UI, 29 777-267 404) for chlamydia, 989 (95% UI, 127-3720) and 12 112 (9

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10112678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature