Decreasing cost of public sector first-line ART services in India from 2007-2008 to 2015-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

India has scaled-up antiretroviral treatment (ART) in public sector facilities, but data to understand time trends of average cost of ART are limited.

Materials and methods

Cost and output data were collected at all public sector ART centres in undivided Andhra Pradesh (high-HIV burden state) and Rajasthan (low-HIV burden state) in India from fiscal year 2007-2008 to 2012-2013. Average cost per patient for first-line ART, and its relation with scale of services, were assessed. Using data on scale of services, the average cost was estimated up to 2015-2016. Break-even point was estimated from average and marginal cost functions. Costs were adjusted to 2015 constant price.

Results

The average cost per patient alive and on ART in 2015-2016 was US$162 in undi

SUBMITTER: Kumar GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231637 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature