Costs and cost-effectiveness of HIV/noncommunicable disease integration in Africa: from theory to practice.

ABSTRACT: : The current article reviews economic aspects of selected HIV/noncommunicable disease (NCD) service delivery integration programs to assess the efficiency of integration in limited capacity settings. We define economies of scope and scale and their relevance to HIV/NCD integration. We summarize the results of a systematic review of cost and cost-effectiveness studies of integrated care, which identified 12 datasets (nine studies) with a wide range of findings driven by differences in research questions, study methods, and health conditions measured. All studies were done in Africa and examined screening interventions only. No studies assessed the cost of integrated, long-term disease management. Few studies estimated the cost-effectiveness of integrated screening programs. The additional

SUBMITTER: Nugent R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6503960 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature