Economic analysis of a new four-panel rapid screening test in antenatal care in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We performed an economic analysis of a new technology used in antenatal care (ANC) clinics, the ANC panel. Introduced in 2019-2020 in five Rwandan districts, the ANC panel screens for four infections [hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malaria, and syphilis] using blood from a single fingerstick. It increases the scope and sensitivity of screening over conventional testing.

Methods

We developed and applied an Excel-based economic and epidemiologic model to perform cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses of this technology in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Costs include the ANC panel itself, its administration, and follow-up treatment. Effectiveness models predicted impacts on maternal and infant mortality and other outcomes. Key paramete

SUBMITTER: Shepard DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature