Cost-effectiveness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Iran.

ABSTRACT: The Iranian government does not fund pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and it is not used in Iran due to uncertainties in its cost-effectiveness. In this study, we examined the cost-effectiveness of PrEP among female sex workers (FSWs) in Iran. The cost-effectiveness analysis compared only PrEP, a combination of PrEP with harm reduction (HR) with only HR scenario among FSWs over a 10-year time horizon. The perspective of the healthcare provider was used in the analysis. The primary outcome was disability-adjusted life year (DALY) averted. Analyses included health and cost outcomes, as well as the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), which was reported as the cost per DALY averted. Only PrEP was not cost-effective at a willingness to pay threshold of 4669.6 USD per DALY averted in Ir

SUBMITTER: Moameri H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882906 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature