Cost-effectiveness analysis of community-led HIV self-testing among key populations in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a promising strategy to improve diagnosis coverage among key populations (KP). The ATLAS (Auto Test VIH, Libre d'Accéder à la connaissance de son Statut) programme implemented HIVST in three West African countries, distributing over 380,000 kits up between 2019 and 2021, focussing on community-led distribution by KP to their peers and subsequent secondary distribution to their partners and clients. We aim to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of community-led HIVST in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal.

Methods

An HIV transmission dynamics model was adapted and calibrated to country-specific epidemiological data and used to predict the impact of HIVST. We considered the distribution of HIVST among two KP-female sex workers (FSW), and men wh

SUBMITTER: Lu IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11260876 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature